Monday, October 7, 2024 -Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Sunday presided over the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected chairpersons of the 23 local government councils in the state.
The inauguration was observed by Senator
Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party Governors’ Forum.
The Rivers State local government election
was held on Saturday across the state.
Results from the state Independent
Electoral Commission, RSIEC, said the Action Peoples Party won 22 out of the 23
local governments.
The Chief Election Officer of RSIEC, Justice
Adolphus Enebeli, disclosed this on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state
capital.
While declaring the results, Enebeli said
the announcement was suspended in Etche Local Government Area because the
results collation was ongoing.
Enebeli clarified that the result of Etche
LGA and the 319 councillorship positions would be announced upon the conclusion
of the collation.
RSIEC later declared Uzordinma Nwafor of the
Action Alliance winner of the poll in Etche Local Government Area.
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