At exactly 2:20am on Sunday, Okwulehie Ikechukwu, returning officer of Okrika Ogu/Bolo federal constituency of Rivers state, declared Gogo Tamuno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the election in the area.
Tamuno polled a total of 11,668 votes to defeat Maureen Tamuno of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who secured 5,995 votes.
Ikechukwu made the announcement at council hall, Port Harcourt, the collation centre for Rivers East senatorial district.
He explained that he was unable to declare the result at the constituency as a result of violence.
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“I was escorted here by policemen and soldiers. The level of violence in the area was very high,” he told reporters.
Apart from the constituency, the PDP is also leading in the senatorial district.
The party swept all four of the eight local government areas that make up Rivers East, as of 2:55am when this report was filed.
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In Ogu/Bolo, PDP polled 4,578 votes to defeat APC with 3,052 votes. In Omuma, PDP secured 5,606 votes ahead of APC with APC 3,052 votes.
In Omuma PDP had 28,305 votes, while APC secured only 9,618 votes. PDP had 457 in Okrika, while APC got 212 votes.
16 comments
APC is a disgrace to Nigeria and even a course.So election rigging is the change they promise us.
Your comment..president buhari have destroyed the platform that brought him in bcs of his selfish ambition and he can never be president in 2019
Apc is a great party that is the reason why he could take over power from PDP, so people are talking out of selfish interest, PDP introduce hijacking of materials, so APC is trying to copy from them
Any vote for APC is a vote for hardship, depression, poverty, stone age development. If APC Federal Government has done well or at least maintain the same statique of the previous govt, we could have clapped for them and vote them again and again. How can one explain that a bottle of red oil is 2,000 Naira. Rice and other staple foods in Nigeria gone, poverty and hunger everywhere. Is that the so called CHANGE or CHAIN as we were promised. I do not believe that any normal Nigerian whether North or South, East or West should cast a vote for APC so that they will wake up from celebration of the presidential election victory and face the reality of governance. The president and his cabinet are not yet ready to work so when they start, Nigerians will know. Till we start to see the gains why we voted APC at the centre, they will not get a single vote from Nigerians. A word is enough for the wise. This hunger, hardship and APC poverty must stop now so that we will vote our able president back to power in 2019 or I support his wife statement and decision.
Apc are fostrated because of their useless promises
Voting APC again 2019 will be final mistake
Your comment..another brought death in the world and Another brought life ,if they are the expected “change” let then put to an end the ballot snatching and not improving upon
Can you imagine. Security men snatching ballot boxes.securitymen that suppose to secure voters is busy satisfied those that payed them. Who is fooling who in this nation. We know the truth.north east is burning and our dear president is busy deploying hundred of thousands of military men to River State as if it’s a win or die affairs. Baba think welloooo. God dey see you ooooo.
Your comment..weather the Rivers State people vote APC or not PMB BUHARI will remain as President of the federal repubic of Nigeria.
since he revive the farming in my great country
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APC is a big disgrace in our democracy
we must believe in this change agenda,that is reason why people are still voted for apc,believe me during our
lifetime this country will still great again. a.p.c change
Anyone who wish to write on any media; local or international, should endeavour to polish their writing skill. reading from this write-up I am disapointed
Your comment..yes ooo. naja people are in for one chance under apc 4yrs.
This govt of Apc is not good at all. things are very expensive in the market. President Buhari has soon 4goten the poor mass on whose shoulder he was brought in to rule. chie may changin
Your comment.. PDP rules Nigeria for more than 15yrs without doing good thing for d people of Nigeria, APC take over less than 2yrs
Pls live is a choice you people made ur choice why the sudden complaint pls presido continue with your good work