The Peoples Democratic Party is leading in 17 of the 23 local government areas of Rivers State from the results of the governorship election so far collated in the state.
The main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, has remained a distant second, with the Social Democratic Party in third place, followed by the Labour Party.
Prof Akpofura Rim-rukeh, the State Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum, Effurum, Delta State, received the 17 LGA collated results from the various collation officers and electoral officers.
Rim-rukeh at exactly 6 pm on Sunday adjourned collating of results till Monday after calling for the next available result from any of the remaining councils without response.
He stated, “If there are no other results ready from the other local governments, I will close collation for today.
“Collation of results will resume on Monday.”
The LGAs so far collated are Tai, Opobo Nkoro LGA, Gokana LGA, Ogu/Bolo, Eleme, Ikwerre, Oyigbo, Etche, Khana, Andoni, Bonny, Ahoada East, Okrika,
The others are Abua-Odual, Emuoha and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni respectively.
The results distribution for the four leading political parties and general statistics are as follows:
1. Tai LGA
Registered: 76613
Accredited: 10393
A: 34
APC: 295
LP: 13
PDP: 9276
SDP: 508
TVV – 10227
Rejected: 87
TVC: 10314
Snatching of BVAS
2. Opobo Nkoro LGA
Registered: 59047
Accredited: 13376
A: 16
APC: 1426
LP: 10
PDP: 11538
SDP: 159
TVV – 13189
Rejected: 142
TVC: 13331
3. Gokana LGA
Registered: 145566
Accredited: 40702
A: 74
APC: 7410
LP: 97
PDP: 17455
SDP: 13840
TVV: 39467
Rejected: 1235
TVC: 40702
4. Ogu Bolo LGA
Registered: 61705
Accredited: 9295
A: 121
APC: 1524
LP: 34
PDP: 7103
SDP: 310
TVV: 9155
Rejected: 140
TVC: 9295
5. Eleme LGA
Registered: 126111
Accredited: 14852
A: 67
APC: 2662
LP: 544
PDP: 8414
SDP: 2251
TVV: 14247
Rejected: 382
TVC: 14629
6. Ikwerre LGA
Registered: 166079
Accredited: 24677
A: 138
APC: 7503
LP: 895
PDP: 13716
SDP: 1447
TVV: 24090
Rejected: 584
TVC: 24674
7. Oyigbo LGA
Registered: 121815
Accredited: 16894
A: 147
APC: 2793
LP: 2688
PDP: 9886
SDP: 796
TVV: 16561
Rejected: 322
TVC: 16883
8. Etche LGA
Reg voters: 130757
Accredited voters:: 26933
APC: 6408
LP: 552
PDP: 16043
SDP:2586
TVV: 26320
Rejected votes: 591
TVC: 26911
Nine units from entire wards cancelled
Continue from Rivers:
9: Khana LGA
Total Reg 183626
Accredited Voters: 16836
APC: 620
LP: 57
PDP: 9475
SDP:5846
TVV: 16535
Rejected 401
TVC 16836
Zero results in five wards of 19 Wards over alleged fake result sheets.
Returning Officer announced break till 4pm today.
PDP leading in nine LGA’s so far released in Rivers gov election.
10. Bonny LGA:
Registered Voters: i83094
Acrredited: 13815
APC-3285
LP-1292
PDP-8032
SDP-559
Total Voyes cast: 13447
Rejected: 368
Total votes cast: 13815
11. Ahoada East LGA
Registered voters 90,694
Accredited 20,607
APC- 2,650
LP- 219
PDP- 14,408
SDP- 2077
Total valid -20,038
Rejected -523
Total vote cast-20,561
12: Omuma LGA:
Total registered votes: 65289
Accredited: 12058
APC-2127
LP-52
PDP-8760
SDP-804
Total Valid Votes- 11925
Rejected-133
Total Votes Cast- 12058
13. Okrika LGA
Registered Voters: 86095
Accredited: 15466
APC-2719
LP-231
PDP-10342
SDP-82
Total valid -15093
Rejected -333
Total vote cast-15426
14. Andoni LGA:
Registered voters–143304
Accredited:-13697
APC-3149
LP-84
PDP-8319
SDP-1185
Total valid -13271
Rejected -426
Total vote cast-13697
15. Abua-Odual LGA
Registered voters–97090
Accredited:-17132
APC-5738
LP-391
PDP-9763
SDP-463
Total valid -16676
Rejected -446
Total vote casts-17122
16: Emuoha LGA
Registered voters–134975
Accredited:-29253
APC-5916
LP-505
PDP-20600
SDP-805
Total valid -28591
Rejected -662
Total vote casts+2953
17. Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA
Registered voters–168205
Accredited:-32809
APC-6811
LP-1267
PDP-17729
SDP-3450
Total valid votes- -31381
Rejected votes-978
Total votes casts-32359
18.
Registered voters–
Accredited:-
APC-
LP-
PDP-
SDP-
Total valid –
Rejected –
Total vote casts+
The six remaining LGA”s were results are awaited are Ahoada West, Asari-Toru, Akuku-Toru, Degema, Port Harcourt City, Obio-Akporl.