Rivers: Labour Celebration clinches 1 seat as INEC declares winners of Nationwide Meeting election

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) in Rivers has launched winners of the Nationwide Meeting election carried out on Feb. 25 in Rivers.

INEC introduced the ends in a press release issued to newsmen by the fee’s Public Affairs Officer, Mrs Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

The fee introduced the winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District as Mpigi Barinada of PDP with 53,734 votes to defeat his closest APC rival, Ngofa Nyimenuate who polled 24,123 votes.

It acknowledged that Rivers West Senatorial District was gained by PDP’s Banigo Harry who scored 67,668 votes to beat APC’s Asita Asita who netted 32,572 votes.

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The fee additionally introduced that PDP’s Onyesoh Allwell clinched Rivers East Senatorial seat with134,283 votes to flooring LP’s Benjamin Okwuwolu who scored 74,725 votes.

Equally, INEC launched the listing of the Home of Representatives members from Okrika/Ogubuolo, Etche/Omuma, Ikwere/Emohua, Ahoada West/Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru, Eleme/Tai/Oyibo, Abua-Uduah/Ahoada East, Andoni-Opobo/Nkuru, Degema/Bonny, Obio/Akpor, and Port Harcourt 1, whereas the results of Port Harcourt 2 is suspended.

The outcomes confirmed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) gained solely Okrika/Ogubuolo seat, whereas Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) gained 9 seats and Labour Celebration additionally gained just one seat for Port Harcourt 1 federal constituency.

The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that Rivers has 12 members within the Inexperienced Chamber of the Nationwide Meeting.


NAN recollects that the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC),

Dr Johnson Alalibo, had earlier instructed newsmen that the outcomes of Port Harcourt 2 federal constituency can be suspended and reviewed because of stories of irregularity.