PDP’s governorship candidate in Rivers State, Siminaliayi Fubara, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the returning officer, announced the result on Tuesday morning, March 21, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Port Harcourt.
According to Rim-Rukeh, the PDP candidate polled 302,614 votes to defeat his closet rival Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress who scored 95,274 votes.