PDP wins Rivers supplementary election in two federal constituencies
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were on Sunday declared winners of Saturday’s election rerun in the Khana/Gokhana and Port Harcourt City council area.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its Returning Officer for Khana/Gokhana Constituency, Kingsely Owete, declared the result at Bori, Rivers.
Mr Owete said Dunameme Dekor, the PDP candidate in Khana/Gokana federal constituency, who won the constituency’s election rerun, satisfied the requirements of the law.
He said Mr Dekor won with 18,641 votes ahead of his closest rival, Friday Nkeeh, of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 10,165 votes.
Mr Dekor thanked the people of the Khana/Ghokana constituency for electing him, adding that he would attract development to his constituency.
INEC also declared Blessing Amadi as the PDP winner of the election in the Port Harcourt City local council area federal constituency 2 (PHALGHA 2).
Ms Amadi thanked the people of PHALGHA 2 for their support and pledged her commitment to the constituency’s development. She also commended INEC for ensuring that the BVAS machines functioned properly.
Collins Owhonda, the All Progressives Congress candidate in Rivers, withdrew from the race 24 hours before the election and announced his defection to the PDP.
(NAN)
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