Rivers South East senatorial district is one of the three senatorial districts in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is currently represented by Barinada Mpigi
The district covers these local government areas: Andoni, Eleme, Gokana, Khana, Opobo–Nkoro, Oyigbo and Tai. In 2014, it had a projected population of 1,720,790.
LGA | Projected population (2014) | Wards |
---|---|---|
Andoni | 275,718 | 11 |
Eleme | 249,421 | 10 |
Gokana | 299,002 | 17 |
Khana | 384,443 | 19 |
Opobo–Nkoro | 197,974 | 11 |
Oyigbo | 160,311 | 10 |
Tai | 153,921 | 10 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Olaka Nwogu | 408,353 | 94.66 | |
APC | Magnus Abe | 23,052 | 5.34 | |
Total votes | 431,405 | 100.00 | ||
PDP hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Mpigi Barinada | 53,734 | 94 | |
APC | Ngofa Nyimenuate | 24,123 | 6 | |
Total votes | 77,857 | 100.00 | ||
PDP hold | ||||
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