2023 Elections: Tinubu in early lead in Rivers

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is in an early lead in Rivers State, having won 11 out of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) results announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission for Saturday’s presidential election.

Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi has so far won three local government areas while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also floored three LGAs.

Results for six more local governments of the 23 LGAs in Rivers have not been announced as of 4pm when this report was filed.

See list of LGAs with results:

1. AHOADA WEST LGA

APC 3443
LP 4634
PDP 2582
NNPP 11

2. TAI LGA

APC 9442
LP 485
PDP 1506
NNPP 18

3. OPOBO-NKORO LGA

APC 5701
LP 2093
PDP 1542
NNPP 06

4. ELEME LGA

APC 8,368
LP 7,529
PDP 2,391
NNPP 82

5. EMOUHA LGA
   APC 9,145
   LP 4,923
   PDP 5,242
   NNPP 18
6. GOKANA LGA
   APC 10,122
   LP 2,115
   PDP 8,484
   NNPP 31
7. OMUMA LGA
   APC 6,328
   LP 2,154
   PDP 1,293
   NNPP 13
8. BONNY LGA
   APC 2,708
   LP 10,488
   PDP 2,406
   NNPP 87
9. ABUA-ODUAL LGA
   APC 5,653
   LP 1,663
   PDP 4,685
   NNPP 09
10. OYIGBO LGA
    APC 16,630
    LP 10,784
    PDP 1,046
    NNPP 107
11. ASARI-TORU LGA
    APC 14,483
    LP 2,094
    PDP 4,476
    NNPP 09
12. ANDONI LGA
    APC 3,306
    LP 2,324
    PDP 4,614
    NNPP 18
13. OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI LGA
    APC 6057
    LP 21,883
    PDP 4,099
    NNPP 109
14. AKUKU-TORU LGA
    APC 3,182
    LP 1,700
    PDP 3,131
    NNPP 14
15. IKWERRE LGA
    APC 9,609
    LP 8,752
    PDP 4,869
    NNPP 58
16. OKRIKA LGA
    APC 2,729
    LP 4,018
    PDP 8,476
    NNPP 34
17. OGU-BOLO LGA
    APC 2,428
    LP 1,209
    PDP 3,187
    NNPP 07