RiversDecides: INEC resumes collation of results, wike leads

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the March 9 governorship election yesterday won in 13 of the 15 local government areas announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

INEC resumed the collation of the results of the election which was suspended by the commission following the outbreak of violence during the collation of the results of the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Tuesday.

Before INEC shifted the collation exercise to today, Wike had won in Port Harcourt City, Ikwerre, Andoni, Okrika, Eleme, Omuma, Bonny, Ahoada-East, Tai, Emohua, Opobo/Nkoro, Etche and Omuma local government areas while Biokpomabo Awara of the African Action Congress (AAC) clinched Akuku-Toru and Oyigbo local government areas.

Check results below:

Port Harcourt City: AAC 11, 866; PDP: 40,197),

Ikwerre (AAC 5,660; PDP 14, 938), Andoni (AAC 5,335; PDP 92,056), Okirika AAC 3,803; PDP 25,572), Akuku-Toru (AAC 36, 661; PDP 25, 765);

Oyigbo (AAC 32,026, PDP 8, 652)  Eleme (AAC 2, 748; PDP 9,560).

Opobo/Nkoro (AAC 3,888; PDP 6,314),

Omuma (AAC 1, 853; PDP 15, 792), Bonny (AAC 3, 046; PDP 10, 551), Ahoada-East (AAC 3, 713; PDP 14, 589),

Tai (AAC 540; PDP 47, 652),

Emuoha (AAC 2,856; PDP 71,522), Etche (AAC 7,437; PDP 11, 842) Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (PDP 31,277 and AAC 8,423).