PDP’s Fubara declared winner of Rivers Governorship election

Similanayi Fubara of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been declared the winner of the Rivers State governorship election.

It is no news that Fubara is the anointed candidate of the incumbent Governor, Nyesom Wike.

The Returning Officer who announced the election result on Monday night said Fubara secured 302,614 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with a total number of 95,274 votes.

SDP governorship candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, came third with a total of 46,981 votes. The PDP governorship candidate won in all 23 local government areas of the State.

The results are as follows:

Total Registered Voters: 353,7190

Accredited voters: 496,852

A- 7,155

AA – 1,693

AAC – 386

ADC – 940

ADP – 925

APC – 95,274

APGA – 489

APM – 568

APP – 973

BP – 137

LP – 22,224

NNPP – 335

NRM – 2,258

PDP – 302,614

SDP – 46,981

YPP – 644

ZLP – 338

Total Valid Vote: 483,934

Total Rejected Vote: 10,670

Total Votes Cast: 494,604