Nigeria

BREAKING: Bad news for Peter Obi as Tinubu leads in Rivers

Monday, February 27, 2023 at 3:48 PM by Aanu Adegun 1 min read

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sustained his lead in Rivers state, winning nine local government areas out of the 11 so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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A breakdown of the results shows that Tinubu polled 92,023 in all declared local government areas to defeat the candidates of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who got 49,400 votes and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who scored 34,627 votes.

Tinubu won in nine local government areas, Obi clinched two councils, while Atiku won none of the councils.

The APC candidate won in Asari-Toru, Oyigbo, Abua Odua, Omuma, Gokana, Emohua, Eleme, Tai and Opobo Nkoro while Obi won in Bonny and Ahoada West.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:

Aanu Adegun Aanu Adegun is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in both digital and traditional media. A graduate of English Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state. Aanu joined Legit.ng in 2016 covering politics and current affairs. Aanu started his journalism career as a features writer. He once anchored some specialised pages of a national newspaper. You can reach him via - aanu.adegun@corp.legit.ng

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