-By Eunice Robert 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has released results of Federal and State Constituency elections that were successfully conducted, collated and announced by the various Returning Officers in the Saturday 19th March 2016 Rivers State court ordered re-run elections.


In a statement signed and issued by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), for Rivers State, Aniedi Abasi Ikoiwak, the Commission released the results of four (4) Federal Constituencies and that of eleven (11) State Constituencies.

A breakdown of the results released are as follows:


FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES:

S/N        Federal Constituency    Candidate           Party     Votes Scored     Remarks
1.            Port Harcourt 1 Hon. Kenneth Anayo Chikere    PDP        18,904   Returned
2.            Port Harcourt II Blessing Nsiegbe             PDP        6968       Returned
3.            Obio/Akpor        Hon. Kingsley O. Chinda               PDP        27,895   Returned
4.            Abua/Odual/Ahoada East            Betty Apiafi        PDP        29,105   Returned


State Constituencies:

S/N        State Constituency          Candidate           Party     Votes Scored     Remarks
1.            Ahoada East 1    Martyns Manah                PDP        6,654     Returned
2.            Ahoada East II   Ehie Ogerenye Edison    PDP        3,417     Returned
3.            Akuku Toru 1     Jack Major M.    PDP        11,624   Returned
4.            Emohua               Ogeh Samuel     PDP        13,621   Returned
5.            Obio/Akpor 1     Amaewhule Martin Chike            PDP        9,703     Returned


6.            Obio/Akpor II    Michael Okechukwu Chinda        PDP        18,600   Returned
7.            Onelga 1              Christian Ahiakwo            PDP        7,256     Returned
8.            Opobo/Nkoro   Hon. Andrew Anderson Miller   APC        9,546     Elected
9.            Akuku Toru II     Hon. (Barr.) Benibo Fredrick Anabraba   APC        2,970     Elected
10.          Port Hacourt II   Adoki Tonye Smart          PDP        15,244   Returned
11.          Omuma                Hon. Kelechi Godspower Nwogu              PDP        5,568     Returned

The Commission explained that: “some of the State/Federal Constituencies and Senatorial seats are inconclusive as a result of reports of election cancellations and elections not conducted for reasons of serious violence in some units and Registration areas.” It promised that details of all these places would be made available unit-by-unit, Registration Area-by-Registration Area (RA).

The Commission reiterated that “a new date to conduct the elections will be communicated to the public after due consultation with stakeholders”.