By Egufe Yafugborhi
PORT HARCOURT – INCUMBENT Nyesom Wike of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has snapped eight of 10 local government areas, LGA, results so far presented by collation officers at resumed Rivers state governorship election.
Closest contending All Progressives Congress, APC, backed Biokpomabo Awara, candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC took the two others as the Collation Team declared a break at 2.05pm for resumption at 2.45.
The results as being rolled out indicate Wike has won Port Harcourt City, Ikwerre (Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi’s LAG), Andoni, Eleme, Opobo/Nkoro, Bonny, Okrika and Omuma LGAs as Awara has taken Oyigbo and Akuku Toru.
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The biggest winning margin so far was reflected in the results from Andoni where Wike polled 92, 056 votes against Awara’s 5335.
Details later.
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— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) April 2, 2019
INEC is getting set for results collation in Rivers State.
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— Iyke Lopez® (@Mr_lopeziyke) April 2, 2019
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