BREAKING: RSIEC Announces Winner Of Etche LG Election in Rivers
- The Action Alliance (AA) candidate, Uzodinma Nwafor, won the chairmanship election in the Etche local government area
- Nwafor cleared all the 19 councillorship positions in the Etche council area to emerge winner in the Saturday, October 5 election
- He is the only AA candidate to win a local government in Rivers state as the APP was winner in 22 local government areas
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Rivers state, Port Harcourt - Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) said Uzodinma Nwafor of the Action Alliance (AA) won the chairmanship election in the Etche local government area.
The chairman of RSIEC Adolphus Enebeli, said the AA clinched all the 19 councillorship positions in the Etche council area.
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Enebeli said the AA raked in 314 councillorship seats, the All Progressives Congress (APC) – 1, Boot – 1, the Labour Party – 1, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) – 1, and Young Progressives Party (YPP) – 1.
According to Channels Television, he made this known at the Ministry of Justice Hall at the State Secretariat complex, rather than the Commission’s office on Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday, October 5.
He said the RSIEC “adopted the principle of bi-location because of the exigencies” they found themselves.
The members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), chairmen of the state’s independent electoral bodies, and the Nigerian Bar Association observed the declaration of the election results.
The IPAC and NBA members served as observers in the Saturday, October 5 LG polls.
Legit.ng reported that the newly elected chairmen in the 23 local government areas of Rivers state have been officially sworn into office,
Governor Fubara carried out the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, October 6.
The governor inaugurated 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance (AA) into office.
Atiku reacts to outcome of Rivers LG election
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, reacted to the outcome of the local government elections in River state.
Atiku said the election results showed that Rivers people have rejected political oppression, harassment, and self-serving godfathers.
He commended Governor Sim Fubara for safeguarding the sanctity of the local government elections even amidst provocative challenges.
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