The Long Awaited Rivers State Governorship Election Results

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The long awaited Rivers state Governorship election
Results as announced by INEC (Total Votes of 10 LGAs)

1. Port Harcourt LGA
AAC/APC 11,866
PDP 40,197

2. Ikwere LGA
AAC/APC 5,660
PDP 14,938

Ikwere is Amaechi's LG

3. Andoni LGA
AAC/APC 5,335
PDP. 92,056

4. Oyigbo LGA
AAC/APC 32, 026
PDP 8,652

5. Opopo Nkoro LG
AAC/APC : 3,888
PDP : 6,314

6. Bonny LGA
AAC/APC - 3,046
PDP - 10,551

7. Eleme LGA
AAC: 2,748
PDP: 9,560

8. Okrika LGA
AAC/APC - 3,803
PDP -25,572

9. Akuku/Toru
PDP: 25,765
AAC: 36,661

10. OMUMAH LGA
AAC/APC -1,853
PDP - 15,792

AAC/APC 103,840
PDP 249,397

Diff. 145,557

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