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Governor Wike
Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, appeared unstoppable as the collation of results of the March 9 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) drew towards the end.
Wike, who won 13 of the 15 local government areas collated upon the resumption of the exercise on Tuesday, further extended his when collation resumed today, winning all four LGAs collated before the exercise went on a three-hour break to allow the results for Khana and Ahoada West LGAs to be ready.
Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dealt the hopes of his main rival, Engr. Biokpomabo Awara of the African Action Congress (AAC), a potentially fatal blow by winning the heavily-populated Obioakpor LGA with 281,164 votes as against a paltry 7,495 votes won by Awara.
Below are the results of the 19 LGAs so far for the two leading contenders in the governorship race in which the federal-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is banned by the courts due to internal squabbles:
PHALGALGA
20 Wards
Registered Voters – 485,238
Accredited Voters – 57,183,
AAC – 11,866
PDP – 40,197
Total Valid Votes – 55,523
Rejected Votes – 1,620
Total Vote Cast – 57,143
Ikwerre LGA
13 Wards, Elections did not hold in 2 Wards
Registered Voters – 151,390
Accredited Voters – 22,885
AAC – 5,660
PDP – 14,938
Rejected Votes – 1,125
Total Votes Cast – 22,885
Andoni LGA
11 Wards
Total Registered Voters – 124,316
Accredited Voters – 102,959
AAC – 5,335
PDP – 92,056
Total Valid Votes – 101,481
Rejected Votes – 1,446
Total Votes Cast – 102,927
Oyigbo LGA
10 Wards
Total Registered Voters – 109,095
Accredited Voters – 42,317
AAC – 32,026
PDP – 8,652
Total Valid Votes 41,984
Total Rejected Votes – 333
Total Votes Cast – 42,317
Eleme LGA
10 Wards
2 Wards Cancelled due to Violence
Registered Voters – 89,751
Accredited Voters – 16,040
AAC – 2,748
PDP 9,560
Valid Votes 14,349
Rejected Votes 1,691
Total Votes Cast 16,040
2 Wards Cancelled
Total Registered voters 27581
Total Affected Polling Units 24
Opobo Nkoro LGA
11 Wards
Registered 52,069
Accredited 11,468
AAC – 3,888
PDP – 6,314
Total Valid Votes – 10,864
Total Votes Cast – 11,178
Number of Polling Units Cancelled – 19
Registered Voters – 7,030
Bonny LGA
12 Wards
2 Wards Cancelled
Registered Voters – 59,746
Accredited Voter – 15,830
AAC – 3,046
PDP – 10,551
Total Valid Votes – 14,509
Rejected Votes – 469
Total Cast – 14,978
17 Polling Units Affected with – 12,079
Okrika LGA
12 Wards
Registered Voters – 73,803
Accredited Voters – 31,609
AAC – 3,803
PDP – 25,572
Total Valid Votes – 31,078
Rejected Votes – 531
Total Votes Cast – 31,609
Akuku Toru LGA
Total Registered Voters – 92,577
Accredited Voters – 67,855
AAC – 36,661
PDP – 25,765
Valid Votes – 67,009
Rejected Votes – 706
Votes Cast – 67,715
Omuma LGA
10 Wards
Registered Voters – 60,662
Accredited Voters – 18,975
AAC – 1,853
PDP – 15,792
Valid Votes – 18,429
Rejected Votes – 203
Total Votes Cast – 18,623
Polling Units Affected 28 across 8 Wards
Registered Voters – 9,627
Tai LGA
10 Wards
No Election in one Ward
Registered Voters – 71,519
Accredited Voters – 50,437
AAC – 540
PDP – 47,652
Valid Votes -49,234
Rejected Votes – 1,203
Total Votes Cast – 50,437
Ahoada East LGA
13 Wards
Registered Voters – 82,858
Accredited Voters – 19,575
AAC – 3,713
PDP – 14,589
Valid Votes – 19,125
Rejected Votes – 450
Votes Cast – 19,575
Emohua LGA
14 Wards
No Election in 3 Wards
Registered Voters – 124,080
Accredited Voters – 80,724
AAC – 2,856
PDP – 71,522
Valid Votes – 77,619
Rejected Votes – 3,105
Votes Cast – 80,724
Etche LGA
19 Wards
No Election in 1 of the Wards
Registered Voters – 107,502
Accredited Voters – 22,536
AAC – 7,437
PDP – 11,842
Valid Votes – 20,340
Rejected Votes – 714
Total Votes Cast – 21,054
Onelga LGA
17 Wards, Collation done for 13 Wards
Registered Voters – 112,631
Accredited Voters – 43,024
AAC – 8,423
PDP – 31,277
Valid Votes – 41,705
Rejected Votes – 1,319
Votes Cast – 43,024
Ogubolo LGA
12 Wards
Cancellation in 5 Wards due to violence at the time of Collation
Registered Voters 54,569
Accredited Voters 13,492
AAC 814
PDP 11,855
Valid Votes 13,281
Rejected Votes 211
Total Votes Cast 13,492
Affected Polling Units 51
Voting Strength 18,204
Obioakpor LGA
17 Wards
Registered Voters 600,622
Accredited 296,956
AAC 7,495
PDP 281,164
Valid Votes 292,324
Rejected Votes 2,448
Total Votes Cast 294,772
Asari Toru LGA
13 Wards
Registered 74,047
Accredited 53,056
AAC 18,945
PDP 32,172
Valid 52,787
Rejected 256
Votes Cast 53,043
No Election in one of the Wards with 24 polling units and 9684 registered Voters
Degema LGA
Registered 90,578
Accredited 19,129
AAC 5,071
PDP 12,133
Valid Votes 18,585
Rejected Votes 544
Total Votes Cast 19,129



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