Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, appeared unstoppable as the collation of results of the March 9 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) drew towards the end.

Wike, who won 13 of the 15 local government areas collated upon the resumption of the exercise on Tuesday, further extended his when collation resumed today, winning all four LGAs collated before the exercise went on a three-hour break to allow the results for Khana and Ahoada West LGAs to be ready.

Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dealt the hopes of his main rival, Engr. Biokpomabo Awara of the African Action Congress (AAC), a potentially fatal blow by winning the heavily-populated Obioakpor LGA with 281,164 votes as against a paltry 7,495 votes won by Awara.

Below are the results of the 19 LGAs so far for the two leading contenders in the governorship race in which the federal-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is banned by the courts due to internal squabbles:

PHALGA LGA

20 Wards
Registered Voters – 485,238

Accredited Voters – 57,183,

AAC – 11,866

PDP – 40,197

Total Valid Votes – 55,523

Rejected Votes – 1,620

Total Vote Cast – 57,143

Ikwerre LGA

13 Wards, Elections did not hold in 2 Wards

Registered Voters – 151,390

Accredited Voters – 22,885

AAC – 5,660

PDP – 14,938

Rejected Votes – 1,125

Total Votes Cast – 22,885

Andoni LGA

11 Wards

Total Registered Voters – 124,316

Accredited Voters – 102,959

AAC – 5,335

PDP – 92,056

Total Valid Votes – 101,481

Rejected Votes – 1,446

Total Votes Cast – 102,927

Oyigbo LGA

10 Wards

Total Registered Voters – 109,095

Accredited Voters – 42,317

AAC – 32,026

PDP – 8,652

Total Valid Votes 41,984

Total Rejected Votes – 333

Total Votes Cast – 42,317

Eleme LGA

10 Wards

2 Wards Cancelled due to Violence

Registered Voters – 89,751

Accredited Voters – 16,040

AAC – 2,748

PDP 9,560

Valid Votes 14,349

Rejected Votes 1,691

Total Votes Cast 16,040

2 Wards Cancelled

Total Registered voters 27581
Total Affected Polling Units 24

Opobo Nkoro LGA

11 Wards

Registered 52,069

Accredited 11,468

AAC – 3,888

PDP – 6,314

Total Valid Votes – 10,864

Total Votes Cast – 11,178

Number of Polling Units Cancelled – 19

Registered Voters – 7,030

Bonny LGA

12 Wards

2 Wards Cancelled

Registered Voters – 59,746

Accredited Voter – 15,830

AAC – 3,046

PDP – 10,551

Total Valid Votes – 14,509

Rejected Votes – 469

Total Cast – 14,978

17 Polling Units Affected with – 12,079

Okrika LGA
12 Wards

Registered Voters – 73,803

Accredited Voters – 31,609

AAC – 3,803

PDP – 25,572

Total Valid Votes – 31,078

Rejected Votes – 531

Total Votes Cast – 31,609

Akuku Toru LGA

Total Registered Voters – 92,577

Accredited Voters – 67,855

AAC – 36,661

PDP – 25,765

Valid Votes – 67,009

Rejected Votes – 706

Votes Cast – 67,715

Omuma LGA

10 Wards

Registered Voters – 60,662

Accredited Voters – 18,975

AAC – 1,853

PDP – 15,792

Valid Votes – 18,429

Rejected Votes – 203

Total Votes Cast – 18,623

Polling Units Affected 28 across 8 Wards

Registered Voters – 9,627

Tai LGA

10 Wards

No Election in one Ward

Registered Voters – 71,519

Accredited Voters – 50,437

AAC – 540

PDP – 47,652

Valid Votes -49,234

Rejected Votes – 1,203

Total Votes Cast – 50,437

Ahoada East LGA

13 Wards

Registered Voters – 82,858

Accredited Voters – 19,575

AAC – 3,713

PDP – 14,589

Valid Votes – 19,125

Rejected Votes – 450

Votes Cast – 19,575

Emohua LGA

14 Wards

No Election in 3 Wards

Registered Voters – 124,080

Accredited Voters – 80,724

AAC – 2,856

PDP – 71,522

Valid Votes – 77,619

Rejected Votes – 3,105

Votes Cast – 80,724

Etche LGA

19 Wards

No Election in 1 of the Wards

Registered Voters – 107,502

Accredited Voters – 22,536

AAC – 7,437

PDP – 11,842

Valid Votes – 20,340

Rejected Votes – 714

Total Votes Cast – 21,054

Onelga LGA

17 Wards, Collation done for 13 Wards

Registered Voters – 112,631

Accredited Voters – 43,024

AAC – 8,423

PDP – 31,277

Valid Votes – 41,705

Rejected Votes – 1,319

Votes Cast – 43,024

Ogubolo LGA

12 Wards

Cancellation in 5 Wards due to violence at the time of Collation

Registered Voters 54,569

Accredited Voters 13,492

AAC 814

PDP 11,855

Valid Votes 13,281

Rejected Votes 211

Total Votes Cast 13,492

Affected Polling Units 51

Voting Strength 18,204

Obioakpor LGA

17 Wards

Registered Voters 600,622

Accredited 296,956

AAC 7,495

PDP 281,164

Valid Votes 292,324

Rejected Votes 2,448

Total Votes Cast 294,772

Asari Toru LGA

13 Wards

Registered 74,047

Accredited 53,056

AAC 18,945

PDP 32,172

Valid 52,787

Rejected 256

Votes Cast 53,043

No Election in one of the Wards with 24 polling units and 9684 registered Voters

Degema LGA

Registered 90,578

Accredited 19,129

AAC 5,071

PDP 12,133

Valid Votes 18,585

Rejected Votes 544

Total Votes Cast 19,129

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