The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s Local Government Area (LGA) chairmanship elections in 20 out of the state’s 23 LGAs.
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed victories in just three LGAs — Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt City (PHALGA), and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni (ONELGA).
In a major upset, Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s home base, Opobo-Nkoro LGA, was won by the APC.
Announcing the results on Sunday at RSIEC headquarters along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the commission’s chairman, Dr. Michael Odey, listed the official breakdown of votes across the state.
**Official RSIEC Results:**
* **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
With this outcome, the APC now controls the overwhelming majority of local councils in Rivers State, signaling a dramatic realignment in the state’s political landscape.
