The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner in 20 out of 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Saturday’s chairmanship elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured victory in only three LGAs—Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt City (PHALGA), and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA). Notably, Governor Siminalayi Fubara lost his home LGA of Opobo-Nkoro to the APC.
RSIEC Chairman, Dr. Michael Odey, announced the results on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.
Official Results Declared by RSIEC:
- Abua-Odual: APC (Ofori Owoalabi) – 28,755 votes
- Ahoada East: APC (Solomon Achoma) – 54,509 votes
- Ahoada West: APC (Eugene Epelle) – 84,125 votes
- Akuku-Toru: APC (Bob Fubara) – 63,593 votes
- Andoni: APC (Lucky Promise) – 126,181 votes
- Asari-Toru: APC (George Onegiyeofori) – 56,383 votes
- Bonny: APC (Abinye Blessing Pepple) – 13,543 votes
- Degema: APC (Michael John Williams) – 61,536 votes
- Eleme: APC (Obarilomate Ollor) – 77,452 votes
- Emohua: APC (Chidi Lloyd) – 114,380 votes
- Etche: APC (Njoku Boniface) – 100,649 votes
- Gokana: APC (Dekor Confidence) – 96,478 votes
- Ikwerre: APC (Charles Wobodo) – 62,746 votes
- Khana: APC (Bariere Thomas) – 156,027 votes
- Obio-Akpor: PDP (Gift Worlu) – 328,823 votes
- Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA): PDP (Shedrack Ogbogu) – 51,051 votes
- Ogu-Bolo: APC (Vincent Nemioboka) – 36,374 votes
- Okrika: APC (Akuro Tobin) – 32,285 votes
- Omuma: APC (Obasi Uchechukwu) – 38,530 votes
- Opobo-Nkoro: APC (Jame A. Jame) – 38,822 votes
- Oyigbo: APC (Okechukwu Akara) – 101,495 votes
- Port Harcourt City (PHALGA): PDP (Allwell Ihunda) – 235,054 votes
- Tai: APC (Mbakpone Okpe) – 70,080 votes
With this outcome, the APC now controls the majority of the LGAs in Rivers State, marking a dramatic shift in local political dominance away from the PDP.