1st September 2025
Going by the outcome of the August 30 Rivers state local government election, it seems the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has once again regained his grip and control of the state’s political structure, which almost slipped through his hands via crisis with his successor and political godson, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC on Sunday declared the results of the August 30 local government elections, with the main opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress, APC, winning 20 of the 23 LGs while the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, won in three LGs.Both the winners in APC and PDP are Wike’s loyalists.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara lost in Opobo-Nkor, his LGA, to the main opposition APC in the state.
The local government areas won by the APC are Obio/Akpor, which is Nysome Wike’s LGA, Port Harcourt City and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGAs
The results released by RSIEC on Sunday, showed that APC in the following LGAs
Ofori Owolabi = Abua/Odual.
Solomon Achoma = Ahoada East.
Eugene Cheta = Ahoada West.
Bob Fubarab = Akuku Toru.
Otua Promise = Andoni.
George Onengiyeofori = Asari Toru.
Pepple Blessing = Bonny. Michael Williams = Degema. Obarilomate Ollor = Eleme.
Lloyd Julius = Emohua.
Wobodo Charles = Ikwerre.
Njoku Chima = Etche.
Confidence Deko =Gokana.
Thomas Bariere = Khana.
Akuro Tobin =Okrika.
Obasi Uchechukwu = Omuma.
James A. James =Opobo/Nkoro
Okechukwu Nwogu =Oyigbo Okwe Mbakpone = Tai.
Vincent Nimieboka = Ogu/Bolo
The three PDP winners are Chukwu Ogbodo = Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni
Sir Allwell Ihunda = Port Harcourt.
Dr. Gift Wodo = Obio/Akpor.
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Meanwhile, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Rivers State LG poll and its outcome as “an awful absurdity and a travesty to the very notion of elective democracy.”
Atiku, in a post on X on Sunday, criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the manner the elections were conducted.
“By the shameful and shambolic manner in which the occupation government went ahead to conduct local government elections in Rivers State, it is clear that the ruling APC party is not leaving anyone in doubt that it is prepared to throw caution to the wind to achieve an inordinate political advantage.”
Atiku, who recently announced his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, called on Nigerians, the international community and partners of the country to pay attention to what he described as a “dangerous curve that the President Bola Tinubu regime is taking our dear country.”
He also called on opposition parties in Rivers State to reject the August 30, 2025 LGA elections.
