- Also Wins Nine House Of Reps Seats
- APC, LP Win One Each
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers State has announced winners of the National Assembly election conducted on 25th February in Rivers State.
INEC made the announcement in a statement issued to newsmen by the Commission’s Public Affairs Officer, Mrs. Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
The Commission announced the winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District as Mpigi Barinada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 53,734 votes to defeat his closest rival in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ngofa Nyimenuate who polled 24,123 votes.
It stated that Rivers West Senatorial District was won by PDP’s Banigo Harry who scored 67,668 votes to beat APC’s Asita Asita who netted 32,572 votes.
The Commission also announced that PDP’s Onyesoh Allwell clinched Rivers East Senatorial seat with 134,283 votes to floor LP’s Benjamin Okwuwolu who scored 74,725 votes.
Similarly, INEC released the list of the House 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, while the result of Port Harcourt 2 is suspended.
The results showed that the APC won only the Okrika/Ogubuolo seat, while the PDP won nine seats and the Labour Party also won only one seat for Port Harcourt 1 Federal Constituency.
Rivers State has 12 members in the House of Representatives.
Recall the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Johnson Alalibo, had earlier told newsmen that the results of Port Harcourt 2 Federal Constituency would be suspended and reviewed due to reports of irregularity.