{"id":84851,"date":"2023-03-21T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wikes-pdp-wins-rivers-governorship-election"},"modified":"2023-03-21T10:37:10","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T09:37:10","slug":"wikes-pdp-wins-rivers-governorship-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wikes-pdp-wins-rivers-governorship-election","title":{"rendered":"Wike\u2019s PDP wins Rivers Governorship election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Similanayi Fubara has been declared winner of the Rivers State governorship election.<\/p>\n

Announcing the result in Port Harcourt on Monday night, the Returning Officer said Fubara secured 302,614 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with 95,274 votes.<\/p>\n

Fubara is the anointed candidate of the incumbent Governor, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n

Below are the details of the election:<\/p>\n

Total Registered Voters: 353,7190<\/p>\n

Accredited voters: 496,852<\/p>\n

A- 7,155<\/p>\n

AA \u2013 1,693<\/p>\n

AAC \u2013 386<\/p>\n

ADC \u2013 940<\/p>\n

ADP \u2013 925<\/p>\n

APC \u2013 95,274<\/p>\n

APGA \u2013 489<\/p>\n

APM \u2013 568<\/p>\n

APP \u2013 973<\/p>\n

BP \u2013 137<\/p>\n

LP \u2013 22,224<\/p>\n

NNPP \u2013 335<\/p>\n

NRM \u2013 2,258<\/p>\n

PDP \u2013 302,614<\/p>\n

SDP \u2013 46,981<\/p>\n

YPP \u2013 644<\/p>\n

ZLP \u2013 338<\/p>\n

Total Valid Vote: 483,934<\/p>\n

Total Rejected Vote: 10,670<\/p>\n

Total Votes Cast: 494,604<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Similanayi Fubara has been declared winner of the Rivers State governorship election. Announcing the result in Port Harcourt on Monday night, the Returning Officer said Fubara secured 302,614 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with 95,274 votes. 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