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PDP’s Fubara, Coasting Home To Victory In Rivers
Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt
Rivers Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Siminialaye Fubara, is coasting home to victory winning nine out of the nine local government areas so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
In the nine councils declared by the Rivers Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Delta State, Prof. Akpofurah Rum-rukeh, Fubara trounced the candidates of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Magnus Abe; All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole; Labour Party (LP) and others.
In Tai Local Government Area, Fubara polled 9,276 votes to defeat other candidates with his closest rival, Abe, coming distant second with 508. There were complaints of snatching of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
The PDP candidate scored a wide margin of votes in Opobo Nkoro, his local government area polling 11,538 to dwarf his closest rival, Cole of APC, who got 1426 votes. Abe scored only 159 votes in the council.
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Abe lost his Gokana Local Government Area to Fubara, who scored 17,455 votes against Abe’s 13,840 votes while Cole had 7,410 votes.
Fubara won massively in Ogu Bolo Local Government Area scoring 7,103 votes against Cole’s 1,524 votes and Abe’s 310 votes.
In Eleme, the PDP candidate won the local government area with 8414 votes to win the APC candidate, who got 2,662 votes and Abe’s 2,251 votes.
In Ikwerre, the Local Government Area of a former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, the PDP Candidate, Fubara, defeated Cole of the APC with 13,716 against Cole’s 7,503 and Abe’s 1,447 votes.
In Oyigbo, the Local Government Area of the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chairman, Desmond Akawor, Fubara won with 9886 votes to win Cole, who scored 2,793 votes and Abe, who got 796 votes.
In Etche Local Government Area, Fubara dwarfed other candidates scoring 16,043 votes to win the APC candidate, who got 6,408 votes and Abe, who polled 2,586 votes.
In Khana Local Government Area, Fubara scored 9,475 votes to win the SDP candidate, who got 5,846 votes and the APC with 620 votes.
Out of 19 wards in Khana, the collation officer said five wards had zero results as people refused to vote on suspicion of fake result sheets.
Despite the noise of the Labour Party, the party, which fielded Beatrice Itubor, had no significant showing at the poll.
While the collation had been suspended to resume at 4pm, the following is the breakdown of the results.
1. Tai LGA
Registered: 76613
Accredited: 10393
A: 34
APC: 295
LP: 13
PDP: 9276
SDP: 508
TVV – 10227
Rejected: 87
TVC: 10314
Snatching of BVAS
2. Opobo Nkoro LGA
Registered: 59047
Accredited: 13376
A: 16
APC: 1426
LP: 10
PDP: 11538
SDP: 159
TVV – 13189
Rejected: 142
TVC: 13331
3. Gokana LGA
Registered: 145566
Accredited: 40702
A: 74
APC: 7410
LP: 97
PDP: 17455
SDP: 13840
TVV: 39467
Rejected: 1235
TVC: 40702
4. Ogu Bolo LGA
Registered: 61705
Accredited: 9295
A: 121
APC: 1524
LP: 34
PDP: 7103
SDP: 310
TVV: 9155
Rejected: 140
TVC: 9295
5. Eleme LGA
Registered: 126111
Accredited: 14852
A: 67
APC: 2662
LP: 544
PDP: 8414
SDP: 2251
TVV: 14247
Rejected: 382
TVC: 14629
6. Ikwerre LGA
Registered: 166079
Accredited: 24677
A: 138
APC: 7503
LP: 895
PDP: 13716
SDP: 1447
TVV: 24090
Rejected: 584
TVC: 24674
7. Oyigbo LGA
Registered: 121815
Accredited: 16894
A: 147
APC: 2793
LP: 2688
PDP: 9886
SDP: 796
TVV: 16561
Rejected: 322
TVC: 16883
8. Etche LGA
Registered: 130757
Accredited: 26933
A: 288
APC: 6408
LP: 552
PDP: 16043
SDP: 2586
TVV: 26320
Rejected: 591
TVC: 26911
Khana Local Government
Accredited voters I6,836
AA 25
APC 620
LP 57
PDP 9,475
SDP 5846
Valid votes 16435
Rejected 401
TVC 16,836
Issues: The conflict between figures on IREV and those declared by ROs.
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