The Independent National Election (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Olaka Nwogu, the winner of the Rivers State Southeast senatorial by-election that was held on Saturday.
The Returning Officer for the election, Rosemary Ogu, said Nwogu scored 47,961 votes to win the election, which was contested by only four political parties.
Other parties that contested the election were the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP) and the Action Alliance (AC).
She said Douglas Beke Fabeke of AA got 1,175 votes; Osarosaka Ebenezer of the APC, received 1,647 votes while Sam Bariboa of the LP scored 367 votes.
All the parties and their candidates for the election belonged to the Raibow coalition formed ahead of the 2027 elections by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike.
Nwogu will replace the occupant of the seat, Senator Barinada Mpigi, who died in office on February 19, 2026.
In another development, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Aiki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election for the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
Announcing the result at the collation centre, the Collation Officer, Muhammad Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, said Rabiu Garba Aiki polled 4,871 votes to defeat Aliyu Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP), who secured 168 votes.
Danladi, a professor, disclosed that the total number of registered voters in the constituency stood at 109,385, while 5,156 voters were accredited for the election. READ MORE
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