Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), has declared Uzodinma Nwafor, the candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), as the winner of the chairmanship of Etche Local Government Council.
Justice Enebeli spoke in Port Harcourt while declaring the winners of the chairmanship of Etche local government, and the 319 councillorship positions across the 23 local government areas on Sunday.
RSIEC chairman explained that after it was stood down on Saturday, the process of collation of votes in Etche was eventually completed.
He said it was done with discrete introspection, impartiality, and electoral justice, with the lawful votes meeting the two-thirds of the majority of valid votes cast in favour of the AA.
Justice Enebeli said: “We can see that Rivers people and residents in their overwhelming majority of opinion have given veracity of vindication to Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) avowed position to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, all-inclusive, violence-free, successful and treasured election by the Treasure Base of the Nation, Rivers State, without police or security agencies.”
Justice Enebeli said that of the 319 political wards, the Action Peoples Party (APP) won 314 councillorship positions while other parties won five remaining positions.
He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Okrika Ward 3, Boot Party secured one seat in Ahoada West, the Labour Party (LP), Ward 3, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) won the Ward 3 seat, and Young People’s Party (YPP) secured Ward 5 councillorship seat in three other local government areas.
He said: “If I may say so without any sense of immodesty, the election that took place, conducted by us, and the results make a vocal statement to Rivers State and Nigerian nation that the ballot papers in the people’s hand are stronger than arms and ammunition.”
Justice Enebeli eventually presented Certificates of Return to the 23 Chairmen and vice chairmen-elect in the October 5, 2024, local government council election.
The Nation
