BREAKING: Atiku wins Rivers as collation ends in chaos

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election in Rivers State.

Mr Abubakar scored 473,971 to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress who had 150,710 votes.

Out of the 23 LGAs in the state, Mr Abubakar won 14 while Mr Buhari took three after Emohua LGA was removed. The LGAs Mr Atiku won included Oyigbo , Omuma , ONELGA , and Eleme . PDP also won Gokana and Etche .Then, he also had Khana , Ogu Bolo , Tai , Degema , Port Harcourt City , and Ahoada East .Elections did not hold in Bonny and Akuku Toru LGAs due to violence. In Okrika, Ikwerre and Ahoada West LGAs, the EOs, who did not come with their respective COs, said there was nothing to show election held.

He had on Monday night said the results from Emohua would be recorded and the controversy around them escalated to the national collation centre in Abuja.

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