The Action Alliance party, AA has won the remaining one local government in the local council election conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Saturday October 5, 2024.
The Action Peoples Party, APP also extended its winning streak by sweeping 314 out of the 319 political wards in the 23 LGAs in the state .
Chairman of RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), who announced this on Sunday while declaring the result of Etche local government stood down on Saturday declared the candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) party, Uzodinma Nwafor, as winner of the chairmanship seat of Etche Local Government Council.
The RSIEC Chairman explained that after it was stood down on Saturday, the process of collation of votes cast in Etche Local Government for the chairmanship position had eventually been completed.
That according to him, this was done with “discrete introspection, impartiality and electoral justice, with the lawful votes meeting the two-thirds of the majority of valid votes cast in favour of the Action Alliance party candidate, who is now declared the winner and returned elected”
Justice Enebeli said: “We can see that Rivers people and residents in their overwhelming majority of opinion have given veracity of vindication to Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) avowed position to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, all-inclusive, violence-free, successful and treasured election by the Treasure Base of the Nation, Rivers State, without police or security agencies.”
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Justice Enebeli said that of the 319 political wards, the Action Peoples Party (APP) won 314 councillorship positions while other parties clinched a win for the remaining five (5) positions.
RSIEC Chairman provided the representation as Action Peoples Party (APP) winning 314 councillorship seats, All Progressives Congress (APC) securing the seat in Okrika Ward 3, Boot Party securing one seat in Ahoada West, Labour Party (LP) securing the seat in Ward 3, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the Ward 3 seat, and Young People’s Party (YPP) securing Ward 5 councillorship seat in three other local government areas.
He said, “If I may say so without any sense of immodesty, the election that took place, conducted by us and the results make a vocal statement to Rivers State and the Nigerian nation that the ballot papers in the people’s hand are stronger than arms and ammunition.”
Justice Enebeli eventually presented Certificates of Return to the 23 Chairmen and Vice Chairman-elect in the October 5, 2024 Local Government Council election.
This was done in compliance with Section 59 of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission Law No. 2 of 2018.
