INEC declares Nyesom Wike winner of Rivers governorship polls

PORT HARCOURT, Rivers, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike as winner of the Rivers State Governorship election.

Wike who ran under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 886,264 votes to win the polls. Already, the Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the governor.

“Congratulations Governor Nyesom Wike. It gives me much pleasure to see a political force such as yourself, overcome the anti-democratic forces of dictatorship and oppression. I am sure you will continue the pattern of good works for which you have become renowned. -AA”, he said.

He added, :It gives me much pleasure to see a political force such as yourself, overcome the anti-democratic forces of dictatorship and oppression. I am sure you will continue the pattern of good works for which you have become renowned”, he said -AA