Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will in the present day, Sunday, 6 October 2024, swear within the newly elected council chairmen on the Government Council Chambers, Authorities Home, Port Harcourt, the state capital, at 4 pm.
That is contained in a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Authorities, Dr Tammy Danagogo, dated 6 October 2024, and made out there to PUNCH On-line.
In accordance with the assertion, the newly elected chairmen, together with one visitor every, are anticipated to be seated by 3:30 pm.
The Chairman of the Rivers State Unbiased Electoral Fee, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), declared 22 chairmanship candidates of the Motion Peoples Celebration as winners of the 5 October 2024 native authorities elections within the state.
He declared the ends in Port Harcourt on Saturday, saying that the candidates, after the collation of outcomes, scored a majority of legitimate votes solid in two-thirds of their respective wards within the 22 native governments.
Enebeli, who can also be the Chief Electoral Commissioner for the election, added that the results of the chairmanship place for Etche LG was stood down by the fee due to its expansive panorama with 19 wards, which slowed down the collation course of.
The election was, nevertheless, marred by violence in areas the place suspected political thugs and a few males in police uniforms wreaked havoc.
The incident, which came about at Elekahia Major College in Port Harcourt Metropolis LGA, noticed RSIEC officers and voters scampering for security, as 21 Hilux patrol vans with closely armed males drove into the election venue and instantly fired tear fuel canisters.
Additionally, two explosions have been reported on the All Progressives Congress secretariat alongside Aba Street and the Obio/Akpor Native Authorities secretariat. The state police command stated its items had responded swiftly, visiting the scenes and accumulating samples for investigation.
One other notable prevalence was that RSIEC officers have been absent in Ward 9, Rumueprikom, Obio/Akpor LG of the state, the hometown of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike.
A voter, who gave her identify as Oluchi, stated, “Election didn’t maintain in Rumuiprikom; that’s what we observed. However elsewhere, they’re doing elections. We don’t even know what occurred.”
An identical state of affairs was noticed on NTA Street, Mgbuoba, and Ozuoba communities in Obio/Akpor LG.
