Rivers East senatorial district
Rivers East senatorial district is one of the three senatorial districts in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is currently represented by Allwell Heacho Onyesoh (from the People's Democratic Party).[1]
District profile
[edit]The Rivers East senatorial district has a projected population of 2,670,903. It covers the following local government areas:
| LGA | Projected population (2014) |
Wards |
|---|---|---|
| Emohua | 263,817 | 14 |
| Etche | 325,953 | 19 |
| Ikwerre | 247,908 | 13 |
| Obio-Akpor | 607,324 | 17 |
| Ogu–Bolo | 97,586 | 12 |
| Okrika | 290,114 | 12 |
| Omuma | 131,145 | 10 |
| Port Harcourt | 707,056 | 20 |
Election results
[edit]2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | George Sekibo | 662,278 | 92.71 | |
| APC | Andrew Uchendu | 52,064 | 7.29 | |
| Total votes | 714,342 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Onyesoh Allwell | 134,283 | 92 | |
| LP | Benjamin Okwuwolu | 74,725 | 8 | |
| Total votes | 848,625 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
List of senators
[edit]- John Azuta-Mbata (1999 – 2007)
- George Sekibo (2007 – 2017)
- Andrew Uchendu (2017 – 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ "Allwell, Nwogu, Ideozu, Others For New NASS". The Guardian. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Report, Agency (2023-03-04). "INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
External links
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