The 23 chairmen declared winners after the result of the Rivers State Local Government Council election, which was held on Saturday, was announced will on Sunday afternoon be sworn in by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Dr. Tammy Wenike Danagogo, the Secretary to the State Government disclosed this in a statement he signed on Sunday, noting that the chairmen would be sworn in at 4 pm.
The statement read: “His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, the Governor of Rivers State, will today, Sunday, October 6, 2024, swear in the newly elected Council Chairmen at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, by 4pm.
“The newly elected Chairmen, along with one (1) guest each, are expected to be seated by 3:30 pm.”
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) announced that the Action Peoples Party (APP) won all the 23 chairmanship seats in the election.
Recall the elections took place, yesterday, amid gunshots, bomb explosions and protests in some parts of the state.
The development, which didn’t fall short of pre-election predictions, left many residents worried, especially as a result of minimal presence of the police across all polling areas.
However, irrespective of the widespread fears of violence across 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs in Rivers, the turnout was substantial and largely peaceful.
In many areas monitored, the exercise kicked off early without the presence of the police following the supply of sensitive and non-sensitive materials by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).
The police had earlier said they were not providing security for the polls given a court order restraining them and other security agencies from providing security during the poll.
Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja had prevented the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the 2023 voter register to RSIEC.
However, RSIEC said it had received a copy of the voter register from INEC since last year.
It also stopped the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and Department of State Services (DSS) from providing security for the exercise.
Accprding to reports, the matter pitched the camp of Governor Siminalyi Fubara and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against each other, thereby heightening tension in the state.
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