Uzodinma Nwafor of the Action Alliance has been declared the winner of Chairman held which held on October 5 in the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Chairman of Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission, Adolphus Enebeli, made the declaration on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
He stated that the Action People’s Party clinched all the 19 councillorship positions in Etche LG.
Giving a breakdown of the councillorship election, the electoral body said the APP raked in 314 seats, the All Progressives Congress – 1, Boot – 1, Labour Party – 1, Social Democratic Party – 1, Young Progressives Party – 1.
He described the election as free, fair, and credible, despite all odds.
According to him, polls were closed at 3 pm and recorded a large turnout of voters.
Enebeli saluted the patriotism of the residents who turned out to vote.
The declaration of the results was observed by members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, chairmen of the state’s independent electoral bodies across the country, and members of the Nigerian Bar Association who acted as observers in the polls.
He said the commission “adopted the principle of bi-location because of the exigencies” they found themselves.
The results were announced at the Ministry of Justice Hall at the state secretariat complex, rather than the Commission’s office on Aba Road.
