The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared its candidate, Nyesom Wike winner of the Rivers State governorship election.
Governor Nyesom Wike of the PDP was on Wednesday declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The State Returning Officer, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Professor Teddy Addia, declared that Governor Wike poll 886,264 votes to defeat his closest rival Biokpomabo Awara of the AAC who polled one hundred and seventy three thousand eight hundred and nine votes.
Reacting, PDP’s spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan congratulated Wike on his victory.
In his official Twitter handle, Ologbondiyan wrote: “#RiversDecides2019 Breaking News! The Governor of Rivers State and Candidate of the @OfficialPDPNig in the Rivers State Gubernatorial Election, @GovWike has been declared winner of the Election by @inecnigeria.
“Congratulations!”
