The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Rivers State has started to announce results for the Presidential elections in the State.
Unlike 2015 where almost 2 million voters participated in the election, the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections have witnessed what can be best described as voter apathy.
This can be attributed to the bitter rivalry among the political class in the state with wide spread violence.
The 2019 general elections have witnessed widespread violence in almost exactly same scenario that played out in 2015.
Abonema in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the State was the focus where well-armed thugs engaged Nigerian military in a shootout that lasted over 4 hours.
This is besides incidents in other parts of the state including, Bonny, Okrika, Khana, Tai, Emohua, and Ahaoda-West.
So far, elections have been rescheduled by INEC in 3 of the troubled LGAs of: Akuku-Toru, Bonny and Okrika.
Here are the results announced so far by collation officers at the INEC Secretariat in Port Harcourt.
Oyigbo LGA
APC: 3, 520 PDP: 16, 102 ACCORD: 56 ADC: 33 ADP: 7
Asari Toru LGA APC: 18, 180 PDP: 2, 175 ACCORD: 100 APGA: 79 AAC: 48
Omuma LGA: Collation officer David Obenibo Reg voters 60,662 Accredited voters 23,138 APC 2494 PDP 15322 ADP 7 LP 0 Tot val votes 17963 Rejected votes 419
ONELGA LGA Collation Officer, Iwuoma Ironkwe Reg voters 152,163 Accredited voters 44,402 APC 10,996 PDP 28,536 YPP 19 ADC 24 ACPN 2 APGA 9 SDP 21 DPC 6 FRESH 5 LP 2 Total valid votes 41635 Rejected votes 2367 Tot votes cast 44002
OBIO AKPOR LGA Collation officer: ARTHUR NWAFOR CHIEMERUE Reg voters 600,622 Accredited voters 81,562 ANN 42 AAC 69 APC 6875 PDP 69981 YPP 154 ADC 29 ACPN 9 APGA 14 SDP 44 LP 2 ACCORD 116 ADP 14 PPA 29 Total valid votes 78102 Rejected votes 3460 Tot votes cast 81562
ELEME LGA (10 Wards) Collation officer: THERESA Reg voters 118,125 Accredited voters 12,824 ANN 0 AAC 7 APC 2412 PDP 8464 YPP 14 ADC 11 ACPN 8 APGA 84 LP 9 ACCORD 17 ADP 7 DPC 13 FRESH 30 Total valid votes 11280 Rejected votes 1544 Tot votes cast 12824
GOKANA LGA Collation officer: Israel Accredited voters 21680 ANN 13 AAC 3 APC 9328 PDP 10276 PCP 38 ADC 12 ACPN 1 APGA 18 LP 0 ACCORD 69 DPC 0 Total valid votes 19 Rejected votes Tot votes cast
ANDONI LGA Collation officer: Prince Oghenetaru (elections held in 10 out of 11 wards. Ward 6 had issues) Reg voters Accredited voters 85662 AA 73 ANN 6 AAC 29 APC 10766 PDP 72330 ADC 48 ACPN 48 APGA 77 SDP 278 LP 43 ACCORD 107 ADP 18 PPA 11 DPC 12 DPP 41 FRESH 2 Total valid votes 84381 Rejected votes 1768 Tot votes cast 86120
ETCHE LGA (elections held in 18 out of 19 Wards) Collation officer: GODWIN IHEANACHO Accredited voters 20239
AAC 2 APC 7,163 PDP 11,135 PCP 137 YPP 4 ADC 11 ADP 13 SDP 0 LP 5 ACCORD 138 AA 5 PPA 0 Total valid votes 18776 Rejected votes 1406 Tot votes cast 20182
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