APC presidential candidate , Almed Bola Tinubu has won Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s Obio Akpor local government area with 80,239 votes.
Labour party presidential candidate, Peter Obi scored 3829 votes while Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar of PDP pulled 368 votes.
The result was announced shortly after the suspended collation resumed in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
The State Collation Officer and Vice Councellor of Federal University Otuoke, Professor Teddy Charles Adias had earlier suspended collation of results on the grouse that his life was being threatened by unknown political party supporters.
Governor Nyesom Wike of People’s Democratic Party, PDP had issues with the leadership of PDP as a result of his inability to secure the Vice Presidential ticket of the party.
The governor and his G-5 group had threatened not to support Alhaji Atiku Abubarkar’s presidential bid.
Governor Nyesom Wike in particular had told his supporters not to campaign for Atiku. The Governor said he would unveil the presidential candidate he would support in January, 2023.
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