The Peoples
Democratic Party in Rivers State has won the local government elections
conducted across the 23 local government areas of the state.
The Chairman
of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Chukwunenye Uriri
(retd.), who declared the results of the election on Sunday night, explained
that the exercise was free, fair and devoid of violence.
The All Progressives
Congress boycotted the election, saying that it decided to obey court orders
concerning the exercise that was conducted on Saturday.
Speaking in
a telephone interview with our correspondent, the winner of the council
election in Ikwerre Local Government, Mr. Samuel Nwanosike, expressed gratitude
to the people of the area for expressing their confidence in him through their
votes.
Nwanosike,
who got 78,662 votes, pointed out that he would fulfil all his campaign
promises to the people of Ikwerre Local Government Area.
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