Residents of Rivers State continue to grumble about the alleged manipulations that greeted the Saturday’s presidential election as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu wins ten of the 13 local government areas in Rivers State from the results so far collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for last Presidential election .
Among the 13 won by the APC is Ikwerre, the LGA of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
The Collation Officer for Ikwerre LGA, Prof. James Kpolovie disclosed this while presenting the result to the state collation officer, Prof Charles Adias at the INEC office in Port Harcourt on Monday.
There seems to be a cold war between Tinubu and Amaechi, though the two political leaders pretend that all is well. Amaechi was absent during the presidential rally of the APC in Port Harcourt prior to the elections.
From the results, the APC won a total of 9609 to defeat the Labour Party and the Peoples’ Democratic Party which polled 8752 and 4869 to come second and third respectively.
The other LGA’s won by the APC so far are Opobo/Nkoro, Asari-Toru, Abua-Odual, Bonny, Omuma, Gokana, Emuoha, Eleme, Tai, Akuku-Toru.
Meanwhile the Labour Party had won in three LGAs so far. This include Bonny, Ahoada West and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni.
The PDP on its part has so far won three LGAs, namely: Andoni, Okrika and Ogu/Bolo
The State Collation Officer for INEC, Prof Dias has called for a break pending when the remaining LGA’s, including Governor Nyesom Wike’s Obio/Akpor will turn in their votes.
