The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the chairmanship seats in 20 LGAs in the Rivers state council elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in three LGAs.
Michael Ekpai Odey, chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), announced the results on Sunday.
Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of the state, lost his Opobo-Nkoro LGA to the APC.
Fubara and his supporters were absent on Saturday during the elections.
RSIEC conducted the polls under the supervision of Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of the state.
After exercising his franchise, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said the “coast is clear” for the termination of the emergency rule in Rivers state.
The former Rivers governor said the exercise was largely peaceful while he countered reports of voter apathy.
Wike also dismissed concerns over the non-compulsory usage of the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) in the election.
President Bola Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in Rivers earlier this year following heightened political crisis and instability in the state.
He also suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu; and all members of the Rivers assembly for six months.
In June, Wike, Fubara and members of the state assembly attended a peace meeting hosted by Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
The contested Rivers LGA election took place on August 30, 2025.
1. Ogba-Ndoni-Egbema LGA – 51,051 PDP
2. Bonny LGA – 13,543 APC
3. Omuma LGA – 38530 APC
4. Asari Toru LGA – 56,383 APC
5. Oyigbo LGA 110,495 APC
6. Port Harcourt LGA – 235,054 PDP
7. Tai LGA – 70,080 APC
8. Andoni LGA -126,181 APC
9. Abua/Odual LGA – 28755 APC
10. Opobo Nkoro LGA – 38,822 APC
11. Okrika LGA – 82,285 APC
12. Ogu Bolo LGA – 36,374 APC
13. Obio/Akpor LGA – 328,888 PDP
14. Khana LGA – 156,027 APC
15. Ikwerre LGA – 62,746 APC
16. Gokana LGA – 96,478 APC
17. Etche LGA – 100, 649 APC
18. Emohua LGA – 115,380 APC
19. Eleme LGA – 77,452 APC
20. Degema LGA – 61,536 APC
21. Ahoada West LGA – 84,125 APC
22. Akuku Toru LGA – 63,593 APC
23. Ahoada East LGA – 54,509 APC
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