Rivers Condition Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will these days, Sunday, 6 October 2024, swear within the newly elected council chairmen on the Govt Council Chambers, Executive Area, Port Harcourt, the environment capital, at 4 pm.
That is contained in a observation signed by means of the Secretary to the Condition Executive, Dr Tammy Danagogo, dated 6 October 2024, and made to be had to PUNCH On-line.
Consistent with the observation, the newly elected chairmen, in conjunction with one visitor each and every, are anticipated to be seated by means of 3:30 pm.
The Chairman of the Rivers Condition Distant Electoral Fee, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), declared 22 chairmanship applicants of the Motion Peoples Birthday celebration as winners of the 5 October 2024 native govt elections within the environment.
He declared the ends up in Port Harcourt on Saturday, announcing that the applicants, upcoming the collation of effects, scored a majority of legitimate votes forged in two-thirds in their respective wards within the 22 native governments.
Enebeli, who may be the Prominent Electoral Commissioner for the election, added that the results of the chairmanship place for Etche LG used to be stood indisposed by means of the fee as a result of its expansive terrain with 19 wards, which bogged down the collation procedure.
The election used to be, alternatively, marred by means of violence in boxes the place suspected political thugs and a few males in police uniforms wreaked havoc.
The incident, which took playground at Elekahia Number one Faculty in Port Harcourt Town LGA, noticed RSIEC officials and citizens scampering for protection, as 21 Hilux patrol vehicles with closely armed males drove into the election venue and right away fired tear fuel canisters.
Additionally, two explosions had been reported on the All Progressives Congress secretariat alongside Aba Highway and the Obio/Akpor Native Executive secretariat. The environment police command mentioned its devices had replied impulsively, visiting the scenes and accumulating samples for investigation.
Every other impressive incidence used to be that RSIEC officers had been absent in Ward 9, Rumueprikom, Obio/Akpor LG of the environment, the place of origin of the Minister of the Federal Capital Length, Nyesome Wike.
A voter, who gave her identify as Oluchi, mentioned, “Election did not hold in Rumuiprikom; that’s what we noticed. But in other places, they’re doing elections. We don’t even know what happened.”
A indistinguishable condition used to be noticed on NTA Highway, Mgbuoba, and Ozuoba communities in Obio/Akpor LG.