The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won all three senatorial seats in the February 25 National Assembly election in Rivers State. In addition, the ruling party secured nine of the eleven House of Representatives seats that have been declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC’s statement noted that the results for the remaining two seats in the Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2 were suspended due to alleged irregularities. The commission’s Public Relations Officer, Geraldine Ekelemu, issued a release titled “Summary of National Assembly results in Rivers State,” which was sent to journalists on Friday night.
According to the released results, PDP candidate and state Deputy Governor Dr. (Mrs.) Banigo Ipalibo‑Harry won the Rivers West Senatorial District with 67,668 votes. Onyesoh Alwell, also of the PDP, received 13,428 votes and was declared the winner of the Rivers East Senatorial District, while Mpigi Barinada secured the Rivers South‑East District with 53,734 votes.
For the House of Representatives, Anderson Igbiks of the All Progressives Congress won the Okrika/Ogu‑Bolo Federal Constituency with 9,902 votes. The Labour Party candidate, Umuzurieke Manuchim, won the Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1 with 22,459 votes. The nine seats won by the PDP are:
– Kingsley Chinda (Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency)
– Hart Godwin (Degema/Bonny)
– Abiente Dagomie (Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro)
– Bob Solomon (Abua/Odual‑Ahoada East)
– Nwaeke Uche (Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo)
– Goodhead Boma (Akuku‑Tori/Asari‑Toru)
– Obuzor Amadi (Ahoada‑West/Ogna/Egbema/Ndoni)
– Emerengwa Sunday (Ikwerre‑Emuoha)
– Nwogu Godspower (Etche‑Omuma).
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