BREAKING: RSIEC declares APP winner of 22 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG poll

• Aaron Chukwuemeka, the Rivers PDP chairman, had warned that announcing results could incite violence.
• Victor Giadom, APC chairman in the south-south, said the party boycotted the election because of discrepancies with the existing laws.

The Action Peoples Party has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State local government election, WITHIN NIGERIA can report.

The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, announced this on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

While declaring the results, Enebili said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government Area because the results collation is ongoing.

He stated that the results for Etche LGA will be declared alongside that of the 319 councillorship seats at a later date.

This is a developing story…

POPULAR TODAY

• All
• National

• Local News
• Politics
• World News
• Sports
• XTRA

Universities must confront global shifts with unity — Mahfouz Adedimeji, ASE VC

July 2, 2025

BREAKING: ADC executives step aside for David Mark’s interim team

July 2, 2025

BREAKING: Amaechi resigns from APC, accuses INEC of aiding plot to hijack election

July 2, 2025

Coalition: Atiku, Mark, Secondus, Lamido, others dump PDP, say party “shadow of its old self”

July 2, 2025