{"id":341085,"date":"2021-04-18T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=341085"},"modified":"2021-04-18T13:35:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T12:35:11","slug":"pdp-wins-andoni-in-rivers-lg-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=341085","title":{"rendered":"PDP wins Andoni in Rivers LG poll"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Erastus Awortu, chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Andoni local area council has emerged winner in the just concluded council poll having pulled the highest number of 107,658 votes.<\/p>\n

Mr Michael Blessed, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Returning Officer, made the declaration on Saturday shortly after results collation in Ngo town, headquarters of the local government area.<\/p>\n

The returning officer stated that the election was keenly contested and all the party agents were also on ground to monitor the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe result were as follows: total votes cast was 115,776, total valid votes was 113,776 and invalid votes was 1,487.<\/p>\n

\u201cResults breakdown showed that Accord party had 34 votes, ADP 741, AAC 26, ADC 287, APM 59 votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cOthers are, LP- 4207 votes, PDP-107,658 votes, SDP-247 and 471 votes for ZLP.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the results, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the highest votes amounting to 107,658 votes and returned winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Mr Michael Blessed, by the powers bestowed on me as the Returning Officer of Andoni local government area has announced the results of the local government election today April 17, 2021,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The Returning Officer thanked voters, the security and other sister agencies for a peaceful conduct during the exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank voters in Andoni because they\u2019ve proved to the world that Andoni is not a volatile area as perceived.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom information gathered before coming to the field of election, one would think that there would be serious chaos but that was not the situation as all process ended peacefully,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his acceptance speech, the Chairman elect, Awortu, thanked the people for demonstrating confidence in him and promised to honor the tenets of local government administration throughout his tenure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel very elated, I am actually not surprised that I won especially, having campaigned vigorously reading out my manifesto, I know, I would emerge winner.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what baffled me was the level of support I enjoyed from my people during the campaign which has also fairly manifested in the number of votes for me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis overwhelming support has indeed placed a burden on me, I will strive relentlessly towards repaying the people of their confidence irrespective of political affiliations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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