The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the chairmanship seats in 20 LGAs in the Rivers state council elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in three LGAs.
The RSIEC Chairman, Dr Michael Odey, announced the results at the commission’s Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday afternoon.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara also lost his Opobo-Nkoro LGA to the main opposition party in the state
Fubara and his supporters were absent on Saturday during the elections.
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RSIEC conducted the polls under the supervision of Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of the state.
After exercising his franchise, Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said the “coast is clear” for the termination of the emergency rule in Rivers state.
The former Rivers governor said the exercise was largely peaceful while he countered reports of voter apathy.
Wike also dismissed concerns over the non-compulsory usage of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the election.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in Rivers earlier this year following heightened political crisis and instability in the state.
He also suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers assembly for six months.
In June, Wike, Fubara, and members of the state assembly attended a peace meeting hosted by Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
