By George Mgbeleke <\/p>\n
Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, over the outcome of Saturday’s presidential primary election that saw President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sweeping the poll with a total of 280,082 votes.<\/p>\n
In a statement by Chief Press Secretary to Fubara, Onwuka Nzeshi, the governor who served as the State Collation Officer for the primary election, said that while the APC had a total of 297,068 registered members, the number of those accredited for the election was 280,082. According to him, all those accredited for the election, cast their ballot for Tinubu, leaving Stanley Osifo, his only opponent, with no votes. <\/p>\n
Fubara expressed delight at the peaceful and seamless process which he said was as a result of good planning by the party. <\/p>\n
“I feel that this process has recorded one of the most organised outings of our great party in recent times. The only reason it came out this way, has to do with good planning. In all, I want to say that I’m really impressed with the process.<\/p>\n
“So, I can say here that having taken time to go through the figures diligently, I Siminalayi Fubara, who is standing as the State Collation Officer, hereby certify that the information contained in my own spreadsheet represents the true, correct and accurate record of the summary of results from the 23 LGAs of Rivers State,” he said. <\/p>\n
The governor said that while it was evident that His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had defeated his opponent in the primary election conducted in Rivers State, the report will be sent to the APC headquarters in Abuja where the results will be formally declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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