By Egufe Yafugborhi
PORT HARCOURT – ALL Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, maintains lead in Rivers state on the presidential elections with result of 17 of the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) released so far.
Tinubu who has won in 11 LGAs has so far garnered 119,334 votes ahead of Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) who now has 89,286 votes with wins in three LGAs as Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stands third on the log with 63,003 votes, also with wins in three LGAs.
State Collation Officer, for Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias, called for another break after receiving reports from six more LGAs, including highest polling Obio/Akpor to conclude results for Rivers at the time of filing this update.
Results So Far For Three Top Contenders
- Ahoada West LGA
APC – 3443
LP – 4634
PDP – 2582
- Tai LGA
APC – 9442
LP – 485
PDP -1506
- Opobo/Nkoro LGA
APC – 5701
LP – 2093
PDP – 1542
- Eleme LGA
APC : 8368
LP: 7529
PDP: 2391
- Emohua LGA
APC: 9145
LP: 4239
PDP: 5242
- Gokana LGA
APC: 10122
LP: 2215
PDP: 8484
- Omuma LGA
APC : 6328
LP: 2154
PDP: 1293
- Bonny LGA
APC : 2708
LP: 10488
PDP: 2406
- Abua/Odual LGA
APC : 5653
LP: 1663
PDP: 4685
- Oyigbo LGA
APC : 16630
LP: 10784
PDP: 1046
- Asari Toru LGA
APC : 14483
LP: 2094
PDP: 4476
- Andoni LGA
APC : 3306
LP: 2324
PDP: 4614
- Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA
APC : 6057
LP: 21883
PDP: 4099
- Akuku Toru LGA
APC : 3182
LP: 1700
PDP: 3131
- Ikwerre LGA
APC : 9609
LP: 8752
PDP: 4869
- Okrika LGA
APC : 2729
LP: 4018
PDP: 8476
- Ogu/Bolo
APC : 2428
LP: 1209
PDP: 3187
LATEST STANDING
APC – 119,334
LP – 89,286
PDP – 63,003
Margin of Lead Between Tinubu & Obi: 30,048
Source: Vanguard
