Rivers Election: Nigerians react as INEC declares Wike winner

Nigerians have reacted to the declaration of Governor Nyesom Wike as the winner of the March 9 Governorship election in Rivers state.

State Returning Officer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Professor Teddy Addia declared that Governor Wike poll 886,264 to defeat his closest rival Biokpomabo Awara of the AAC who polled 173,809.

Here are comments gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter:

@Odofwu “To all young Rivers politicians.If you see a book on politics that is authored by Chief Barr. E.N. Wike, you better do yourself a big favour by buying that book.”

@Emmy_engineer “Congratulations to his excellency Gov Nyesom Wike.The working governor of Rivers State.”

@JustAk47 “This is a lesson to lazy politicians. Federal might is not everything.The same federal might Amaechi accused Wike of using in 2015, Amaechi used the same federal might and was beaten by Wike using his bare knuckle.”

@SimplyTeewhy “Make dem do #RiversElection 1 million times, PDP will ALWAYS win.This shouldn’t have been a contested fact but people who know everything in Nigeria by pressing phone on the streets of Lagos will tell you any other party has a chance.”

@Idokadimpkpa “Wike that made Ameachi Governor, amaechi thinks he can destroy the man that made him!! Rivers state is not lagos that has Tinubu!!

@Femimafo22 “AAC/APC put together Na learner for this game, if you #Kano me I will Rivers you…50/50 no cheating

@Aniebet “Consult Nyesom Wike on how to turn ur enemy into imbecile.”

#INEC #RiversElection #Wike