Fubara-backed APP wins 22 of 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG polls The Action Peoples Party (APP) has prevailed 22 of 23 chairmanship positions in Rivers local government elections.
Adolphus Enebeli, chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), held the results of the elections on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.
Enebeli disclosed the result of the remaining LGA — Etche — will be adjudged at a later date because collation was still ongoing.
Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers, had recently unionised his loyalists to defect to the APP to conflict the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers had earlier cautioned against the declaration of the results.
Aaron Chukwuemeka, the Rivers PDP chairman, warned that declaring results could urge violence.
Victor Giadom, APC chairman in the south-south, revealed the party boycotted the election because of discrepancies with the existing laws.
THE CONTROVERSY
On September 4, a high court in the state adjudged that RSIEC could conduct the LGA elections using the 2023 voter register.
But on September 30, a federal high court in Abuja barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voter register to RSIEC.
The court also barred the inspector-general of police and the Department of State Services (DSS) from providing security for the exercise.
Despite the federal high court ruling and the withdrawal of security personnel, Fubara disclosed the election must proceed as planned.
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Published 10/6/2024