Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged as the winner of the governorship election held in Rivers State. Fubara, who was the anointed candidate of the incumbent Governor, Nyesom Wike, won the election by securing 302,614 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with a total number of 95,274 votes, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, came third with a total of 46,981 votes. It is noteworthy that the PDP governorship candidate won in all 23 local government areas of the state.
The Returning Officer announced the election result on Monday night, revealing that a total of 353,7190 voters were registered for the election, while 496,852 voters were accredited to vote. The total valid votes cast in the election was 483,934, while 10,670 votes were rejected. The total votes cast was 494,604.
Here is a breakdown of the election result:
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