Rivers Election: Live Results from State Collation Centre [Details]

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Rivers Election: Live Results from State Collation Centre [Details]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday resumed collation of result of Rivers State governorship poll.

The commission had suspended the process on March 10, 2019, due to the widespread disruption of elections and violence in Polling Units and Collation Centres.

However, the electoral umpire on Sunday named seventeen local government areas of Rivers State where results have been collated and ready for announcement.

They include: Ahoada East, Bonny, Akuku-Toru, Obio-Akpor, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Omuma, Port Harcourt, Ikwerre, Emohua, Tai, Opobo-Nkoro, Andoni ,Eleme, Etche, Ogu–Bolo, Oyigbo, Okrika.

The commission also named Adoada West, Asari Toru, Degema, Abua Odual, Khana and Gokana as the remaining six local government areas where the commission is expected to commence collation of electoral results.

The INEC Administrative Secretary in Rivers State, Elder Etim Umoh, who made the revelation at the stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Saturday noted that election did not hold in Abua-Odual Local Government area while the process will be concluded in the other five LGAs.

The gubernatorial race is between two key contenders; incumbent Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Awara Biokpomabo of the Rotimi Amaechi-backed African Action Congress, AAC.

Meanwhile, African Action Congress (AAC) deputy governorship candidate, Akpo Bomba Yeeh, last week, resigned from the party and defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Yeah said his resignation from AAC was informed by alleged hijack of the party’s structure by the All Progressives Congress in the state

Baba Newsline brings you live update of events as they unfold in Rivers State.


1. PHA LGA

20 Wards,
Registered Voters – 485,238

Accredited Voters – 57,183,

AAC – 11,866

PDP – 40,197

Total Valid Votes – 55,523

Rejected Votes – 1,620

Total Vote Cast – 57,143

2. Ikwerre LGA

13 Wards, Elections did not hold in 2 Wards

Registered Voters – 151,390

Accredited Voters – 22,885

AAC – 5,660

PDP – 14,938

Rejected Votes – 1,125

Total Votes Cast – 22,885

3. Andoni LGA

11 Wards

Total Registered Voters – 124,316

Accredited Voters – 102,959

AAC – 5,335

PDP – 92,056

Total Valid Votes – 101,481

Rejected Votes – 1,446

Total Votes Cast – 102,927

4. Oyigbo LGA

10 Wards

Total Registered Voters – 109,095

Accredited Voters – 42,317

AAC – 32,026

PDP – 8,652

Total Valid Votes 41,984

Total Rejected Votes – 333

Total Votes Cast – 42,317

5. Eleme LGA

10 Wards

2 Wards Cancelled due to Violence

Total Registered Voters – 89,751

Accredited Voters – 16,040

AAC – 2,748

PDP – 9,560

Valid Votes – 14,349

Rejected Votes – 1,691

Total Votes Cast – 16,040

2 Wards Cancelled

Total Registered voters – 27,581
Total Affected Polling Units 24

6. Opobo Nkoro LGA

11 Wards

Total Registered Voters – 52,069

Accredited Voters – 11,468

AAC – 3,888

PDP – 6,314

Total Valid Votes – 10,864

Total Votes Cast – 11,178

Number of Polling Units Cancelled – 19

Registered Voters – 7,030

7. Bonny LGA

12 Wards

2 Wards Cancelled

Total Registered Voters – 59,746

Accredited Voters – 15,830

AAC – 3,046

PDP – 10,551

Total Valid Votes – 14,509

Rejected Votes – 469

Total Cast – 14,978

17 Polling Units Affected with – 12,079

8. Okrika LGA

12 Wards

Total Registered Voters – 73,803

Accredited Voters – 31,609

AAC – 3,803

PDP – 25,572

Total Valid Votes – 31,078

Rejected Votes – 531

Total Votes Cast – 31,609

9. Akuku Toru LGA

Total Registered Voters – 92,577

Accredited Voters – 67,855

AAC – 36,661

PDP – 25,765

Valid Votes – 67,009

Rejected Votes – 706

Votes Cast – 67,715

10. Omuma LGA

10 Wards

Registered Voters – 60,662

Accredited Voters – 18,975

AAC – 1,853

PDP – 15,792

Valid Votes – 18,429

Rejected Votes – 203

Total Votes Cast – 18,623

Polling Units Affected 28 across 8 Wards

Registered Voters – 9,627

11. Tai LGA

10 Wards

No Election in one Ward

Registered Voters – 71,519

Accredited Voters – 50,437

AAC – 540

PDP – 47,652

Valid Votes -49,234

Rejected Votes – 1,203

Total Votes Cast – 50,437

20 Polling Units across 5 Wards with 12,221 registered Voters, were cancelled due to violence