March 04, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, on Saturday, announced winners of the National Assembly election conducted on February 25 in the State.
The Commission made this known in a statement issued on Saturday, by its Public Affairs Officer, Mrs Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mpigi Barinada, was announced as winner of Rivers South-East Senatorial District.
Barinada polled 53,734 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ngofa Nyimenuate of the APC, who scored 24,123 votes.
Also, the Rivers West Senatorial District was won by PDP’s Banigo Harry, who scored 67,668 votes to beat Asita Asita of the APC, who scored 32,572 votes.
The commission also announced that PDP’s Onyesoh Allwell clinched Rivers East Senatorial seat with 134,283 votes to beat 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 All Progressives Congress (APC) won only Okrika/Ogubuolo seat, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won nine seats. Labour Party also won only one seat for Port Harcourt 1 federal constituency.
Rivers has 12 members in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly.
THEWILL reports that the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Johnson Alalibo, earlier, told newsmen that the results of Port Harcourt 2 federal constituency would be suspended and reviewed due to reports of irregularity.
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