Pro-Fubara Candidates Sweep Chairmanship Positions

Hamilton Nwosa
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By Abiola Olawale

The Action People’s Party (APP) emerged victorious in the just concluded local government elections in Rivers State, securing 22 out of the 23 chairmanship positions in the state.

This was announced by the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, on Saturday.

Enebeli, who declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the RSIEC is still awaiting the result of Etche Local Government Area.

According to him, collation of results is still ongoing in the local government.

According to him, the results for Etche LGA will be declared alongside that of the 319 councillorship seats at a later date.

The New Diplomat reports that the chairmanship candidates that contested under the APP are believed to be loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.

The local government election has been perceived by many political analysts as a raging war and supremacy battle between Fubara and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

The battle has escalated to today’s local government election as the two heavyweights fight dirty for control of the grassroots.

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