PDP In Early Lead As INEC Begins Collation Of Rivers Governorship Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begun the collation of results for the governorship election in Rivers State.

In the result declared so far, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate and incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike is leading in Port Harcourt City, Ikwere, Eleme, Andoni Local Government Areas, etc.

Port Harcourt City

PDP: 40,866

AAC: 11,866

Ikwerre Local Government

PDP: 14,938

AAC: 5,660

Oyigbo Local Government

AAC: 32,026
PDP: 8,652

Andoni Local Government

PDP: 92,056

AAC: 5,335.

Eleme Local Government

PDP: 9,560

AAC: 2,748

Nkoro Local Government

PDP: 6,314

AAC: 3,888.

Bonny Local Government

PDP: 10,951

AAC: 3,046.

Akuku-Toru Local Government

AAC: 36,661

PDP: 25,765

Okrika Local Government

AAC: 3,803

PDP: 25,572

Omuma Local Government

AAC: 1,853

PDP: 15,792

Tai Local Government 

AAC: 540

PDP: 47,652

Ahoada East Local Government

AAC: 3,713

PDP: 14,589

Emohua Local Government

AAC: 2,856

PDP: 71,522

Etche Local Government

AAC: 7,437

PDP: 11, 842

Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government

AAC: 8,423

PDP: 31, 277

With the results declared so far by INEC, the candidate of the PDP, Nyesom Wike led comfortably against his major challenger, Biokpomabo Awara of the African Alliance Congress, AAC with 13 local governments, while Mr. Awara led in only two local governments of Oyigbo and Akuku Toru.

Wike polled 426, 279 votes while Awara, garnered 129,855 vote, leaving a margin of 296,424.

Meanwhile, INEC has suspended the announcement of result for the remaining local governments till 10am tommorrow, April 3.

There are two more local government areas INEC is yet to announce while supplementary election will hold across six LGAs on April 13.