Similanayi Fubara, the Governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been proclaimed the winner of the Rivers State governorship election.
The Returning Officer announced the outcome in Port Harcourt on Monday night and noted that Fubara received 302,614 votes. Pastor Tonye Cole, a candidate for governor for the All Progressives Congress (APC), received 95,274 votes to place second.
Nyesom Wike, the current governor, has chosen Fubara as his choice for the position.
Below are the details of the election:
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
