INEC declares PDP candidate winner of Rivers South East senate poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Nwoku Olaka Johnson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, victor of the bye-election for the Rivers South-East Senatorial District held on Saturday.

The announcement of effect took spot astatine the INEC collation centre successful Bori, Khana Local Government Area by the returning officer, Professor Rosemary Ogu of the University of Port Harcourt.

According to the result, Nwoku Olaka Johnson scored a full of 47,961 votes with the campaigner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osarosaka Ebenezer Erewari who came successful 2nd with 1,647 votes, portion Douglas Fabeke Beeka of the Action Alliance, AA, polled 1,175 votes.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Sam Kinanee Barikpoa, scored 367 votes.

All 4 parties that participated successful the bye-election are portion of the curate of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike’s rainbow coalition, with the radical deciding connected Senator Olaka arsenic its preferred prime for the election.

It could beryllium recalled that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District spot became vacant pursuing the decease of Senator Barry Barinada Mpigi successful February 2026.

INEC declares PDP campaigner victor of Rivers South East legislature poll