- Aaron Chukwuemeka, the Rivers PDP chairman, had warned that announcing results could incite violence.
- Victor Giadom, APC chairman in the south-south, said the party boycotted the election because of discrepancies with the existing laws.
The Action Peoples Party has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State local government election, WITHIN NIGERIA can report.
The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, announced this on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
While declaring the results, Enebili said the announcement is suspended in Etche Local Government Area because the results collation is ongoing.
He stated that the results for Etche LGA will be declared alongside that of the 319 councillorship seats at a later date.
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