BREAKING: APC Sweeps 20 LGAs, PDP Secures 3 In Rivers Poll

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State.

The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, declared the results in Port Harcourt on Sunday.

The candidates of the APC for the chairmanship and councillorship elections are loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.

Some of the LGs won by the APC include Ahoada East with 84,125 votes; Akuku Toru with 63,593 votes; Andoni with 126, 181; Asari Toru LGA with 56,383; Bonny LGA with 13,543; Degema LGA with 61,536 votes and Etche with 100, 649 APC.

PDP won Obioa Akpor and Onelga LGAs with 328,888 and 51,051 votes, respectively.