The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Napoleon Ukalikpe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the by-election held on Saturday for Ahoada East Constituency II in Rivers State.
Ukalikpe emerged victorious after polling 3,980 votes in the keenly contested election.
Declaring the result at the INEC office in Ahoada town, the Returning Officer, Rosemary Ogu, said the APC candidate secured the highest number of lawful votes cast.
“Napoleon Ukalikpe, having scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” she announced.
The by-election was conducted to fill the vacant seat representing Ahoada East Constituency II in the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Naija News understands that as of the time of filing this report, 86 out of the 87 polling unit results had been uploaded to the INEC Results Viewing Portal.
The uploaded figures represent 98.85 per cent of the total polling unit results, indicating near-complete collation of the exercise.
With the declaration, Ukalikpe is expected to take his seat in the Rivers State House of Assembly, strengthening the APC’s foothold in the constituency.
Meanwhile, INEC had, as of 5:55 a.m. on Sunday, uploaded 2,602 results out of the 2,822 polling units expected in Saturday’s chairmanship elections across the Federal Capital Territory.
The figures were obtained from the commission’s Result Viewing Portal.
The uploaded results represent 92.2 per cent of all polling unit outcomes across the six area councils in the FCT at the time of assessment.
The Municipal Area Council recorded the largest volume of submissions, with 1,309 out of 1,401 polling unit results successfully uploaded, translating to 93.43 per cent.
Ward-level data show the following uploads:
Wuse (Ward 04): 170 of 175
Gwarinpa (Ward 05): 185 of 199
Garki (Ward 02): 155 of 171
City Centre (Ward 01): 135 of 151
Kabusa (Ward 03): 139 of 148
Karu (Ward 10): 114 of 120
Nyanya (Ward 11): 105 of 110
Jiwa (Ward 06): 81 of 90
Gwagwa (Ward 12): 78 of 82
Orozo (Ward 09): 59 of 61
Gui (Ward 07): 56 of 60
Karshi (Ward 08): 32 of 34
Gwagwalada Area Council
Gwagwalada posted the highest upload rate among the six councils, with 330 of 338 polling unit results available on the portal a 97.63 per cent completion rate.
