Ayo Marvel 
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections.
The ruling party in the State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on the other hand won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission.
The RSIEC Chairman, Dr Michael Odey, announced the results at the commission’s Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday afternoon.
Odey also declared winners of the vice chairmanship elections but results of the councillorship elections had not been announced as at press time.
Announcing the results on Sunday at the RSIEC headquarters along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the Commission’s Chairman, Dr. Michael Odey, listed the official outcomes as follows:
Official Results (Chairmanship Winners by LGA):
Abua-Odual – APC (Ofori Owoalabi) – 28,755 votes
Ahoada East – APC (Solomon Achoma) – 54,509 votes
Ahoada West – APC (Eugene Epelle) – 84,125 votes
Akuku-Toru – APC (Bob Fubara) – 63,593 votes
Andoni – APC (Lucky Promise) – 126, 181 votes
Asari-Toru – APC (George Onegiyeofori) – 56,383 votes
Bonny – APC (Abinye Blessing Pepple) – 13,543 votes
Degema – APC (Michael John Williams) – 61,536 votes
Eleme – APC (Obarilomate Ollor) – 77,452 votes
Emohua – APC (Chidi Lloyd) – 114,380 votes
Etche – APC (Njoku Boniface) – 100,649 votes
Gokana – APC (Dekor Confidence) – 96,478 votes
Ikwerre – APC (Charles Wobodo) – 62,746 votes
Khana – APC (Bariere Thomas) – 156,027 votes
Obio-Akpor – PDP (Gift Worlu) – 328,823 votes
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA) – PDP (Shedrack
Ogbogu) – 51,051 votes
Ogu-Bolo – APC (Vincent Nemioboka) – 36,374 votes
Okrika – APC (Akuro Tobin) – 32,285 votes
Omuma – APC (Obasi Uchechukwu) – 38,530 votes
Opobo-Nkoro – APC (Jame A. Jame) – 38,822 votes
Oyigbo – APC (Okechukwu Akara) – 101,495 votes
Port Harcourt City (PHALGA) – PDP (Allwell Ihunda) – 235,054 votes
Tai – APC (Mbakpone Okpe) – 70,080 votes
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