Rivers East senatorial district
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Rivers East senatorial districtis one of the three senatorial districts inRivers State, Nigeria.It is currently represented byAllwell Heacho Onyesoh(from thePeople's Democratic Party).[1]
District profile
[edit]The Rivers East senatorial district has a projected population of 2,670,903. It covers the followinglocal government areas:
| LGA | Projected population (2014) |
Wards |
|---|---|---|
| Emohua | 263,817 | 14 |
| Etche | 325,953 | 19 |
| Ikwerre | 247,908 | 13 |
| Obio-Akpor | 607,324 | 17 |
| Ogu–Bolo | 97,586 | 12 |
| Okrika | 290,114 | 12 |
| Omuma | 131,145 | 10 |
| Port Harcourt | 707,056 | 20 |
Election results
[edit]2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | George Sekibo | 662,278 | 92.71 | |
| APC | Andrew Uchendu | 52,064 | 7.29 | |
| Total votes | 714,342 | 100.00 | ||
| PDPhold | ||||
2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Onyesoh Allwell | 134,283 | 92 | |
| LP | Benjamin Okwuwolu | 74,725 | 8 | |
| Total votes | 848,625 | 100.00 | ||
| PDPhold | ||||
List of senators
[edit]- John Azuta-Mbata(1999 – 2007)
- George Sekibo(2007 – 2017)
- Andrew Uchendu(2017 – 2018)
References
[edit]- ^"Allwell, Nwogu, Ideozu, Others For New NASS".The Guardian.5 April 2015.Retrieved31 August2015.
- ^Report, Agency (2023-03-04)."INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers".Premium Times Nigeria.Retrieved2023-05-24.
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