The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has so far, won 11 local government areas in Rivers State.
As at 4.48 pm Monday, Tinubu is leading in 11 Local Government Areas out of the 17 LGA results collated for the presidential election in Rivers state.
The LGAs include; Tai, Opobo/Nkoro, Eleme, Emohua, Gokana, Omuma, Abua/Odual, Oyigbo, Asari-Toru, Akuku-Toru and Ikwerre Local Government Area.
The six other LGAs were spread between the Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi won in three LGAs including, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Bonny and Ahoada West.
Also, the presidential candidate of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar cliched three local government areas, including; Andoni, Okirika and Ogu/Bolo.
Meanwhile, as at the time of this report, Collation Officer for the Presidential election in Rivers State and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Prof. Charles Adias, has stood down the process, awaiting the remaining returning officers for six LGAs to present their results for collation.
Below is the update:
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