•APC gets one as INEC declares more results
From Chris Anucha and Tony John, Port Harcourt
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday, released additional five results from the March 19, 2016 legislative rerun elections in Rivers State.
The commission had earlier released nine state constituency results and one Federal Constituency election results. Betty Apiafi won the Abual/Odual/Ahoada Federal Constituency election result released earlier by INEC.
In yesterday’s result, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cleared the three Federal Constituency results, while the two major political parties (APC and PDP) shared the two state constituency seats declared by the commission.
A breakdown of the results showed that in Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 1, Kenneth Chikere (PDP) polled 18,904 votes, to defeat his major rival, Igo Aguma of APC who scored 6,035 votes.
In Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, Blessing Nsiegbe of PDP scored 6,968 votes to defeat Collins Owhondah of APC who polled 3,154 votes.
In Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency, Kingsley Chinda of PDP scored 27,895 votes, to defeat APC candidate and former Chief of Staff to Chibuike Amaechi, Anthony Okocha, who got 9,514 votes.
Also, the candidate of APC, Benibo Anabraba, clinched the State Constituency seat for Akuku-Toru 2, having scored 2,970 votes.
The PDP candidate, Tonye Alalibo was disqualified by INEC.
In Port Harcourt Constituency 2, Adoki Smart of PDP scored 15,244 votes to beat Mrs. Irene Inimgba of APC, who polled 2,844 votes.
INEC, on March 14 and 17 conveyed the disqualification of Tonye Alalibo to PDP in separate letters.
But PDP, in a letter dated March 18 and signed by the state Secretary and Commissioner for Water Resources, Prince Walter Ibibia, objected to the disqualification.
With the recent result, eleven State Constituency election results have been released, while a total of four Federal Constituency results have been released.
In copies of the released results signed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, INEC said some of the State/Federal Constituencies and Senatorial seats were inconclusive as a result of reports of election cancellations and elections not conducted for reasons of serious violence in some units and registration area.
According to the REC, new dates for the conduct of the remaining elections would be communicated after consultation with stake holders.
