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Rivers PDP won NASS senatorial seats

Rivers PDP won NASS election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has released the winners of the National Assembly election conducted on Feb. 25, 2023, in Rivers.

INEC announced the results in a statement issued to newsmen by the Commission’s Public Affairs Officer, Geraldine Ekelemu, in Port Harcourt on Saturday.

The Commission announced the winner of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District as Mpigi Barinada of PDP won with 53,734 votes to defeat his closest APC rival, Ngofa Nyimenuate who polled 24,123 votes.

The statement shows that Rivers West Senatorial District was won by PDP’s Banigo Harry who scored 67,668 votes to beat APC’s Asita Asita who polled 32,572 votes.

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The Commission also announced that PDP’s Onyesoh Allwell clinched Rivers East Senatorial seat with134,283 votes to defeat Labour party’s Benjamin Okwuwolu who scored 74,725 votes.

Similarly, INEC released the list of the House of Representatives members from Okrika/Ogubuolo, Etche/Omuma, Ikwere/Emohua, Ahoada West/Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru, Eleme/Tai/Oyibo, Abua-Uduah/Ahoada East, Andoni-Opobo/Nakuru, Degema/Bonny, Obio/Akpor, and Port Harcourt 1, while the result of Port Harcourt 2 was suspended.

The results showed that the All-Progressives Congress (APC) won only Okrika/Ogubuolo seat, while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won nine seats and Labour Party also won only one seat for Port Harcourt 1 Federal Constituency.

The Rivers Resident Electoral Commissioner, Johnson Alalibo, had earlier told newsmen that the results of the Port Harcourt 2 Federal constituency would be suspended and reviewed due to reports of irregularity.

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