INEC state official alleges threat to life, adjourns collation in Rivers

The state collation officer for the presidential election (SCOPs) in Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias has adjourned the collation of results for February 25, 2023 election over an alleged threat to his life by unnamed party supporters.

The official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Otueke announced the adjournment on Tuesday morning while addressing journalists at the State Collation Centre in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Although the Commissioner of Police of the Presidential Election in Rivers, Aderemi Adeoye, appealed to the SCOPs to reveal the names of those threatening his life, Adias insisted that he won’t proceed until the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state addressed some of the issues those threatening him raised include that f faulty Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).

So far, results from 21 local government areas have been collated. Results are expected from two local government areas – Obio-Akpor and Degema.

The two remaining LGAs are those of Governor Nyesom Wike and his Deputy, Ipalibo Banigo. While Wike hails from Obio-Akpor, his Deputy is from Degema LGA.

RIVERS STATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS

1. AHOADA WEST LGA

APC 3443
LP 4634
PDP 2582
NNPP 11

2. TAI LGA

APC 9442
LP 485
PDP 1506
NNPP 18

3. OPOBO-NKORO LGA

APC 5701
LP 2093
PDP 1542
NNPP 06

4. ELEME LGA

APC 8,368
LP 7,529
PDP 2,391
NNPP 82

5. EMOUHA LGA
APC 9,145
LP 4,923
PDP 5,242
NNPP 18

6. GOKANA LGA
APC 10,122
LP 2,115
PDP 8,484
NNPP 31

7. OMUMA LGA
APC 6,328
LP 2,154
PDP 1,293
NNPP 13