Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is set to swear in the newly elected council chairmen today, Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 4 p.m.
The ceremony will take place at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, dated October 6, 2024, and made available to PUNCH Online.
According to the statement, the newly elected chairmen, along with one guest each, are expected to arrive and be seated by 3:30 p.m.
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On Saturday, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.), Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission and Chief Electoral Commissioner for the election, declared 22 chairmanship candidates from the Action Peoples Party as winners of the local government elections held on October 5, 2024.
Announcing the results in Port Harcourt, Enebeli stated that the candidates secured the majority of valid votes in two-thirds of their respective wards across 22 local governments.
However, the commission has withheld the chairmanship result for Etche Local Government Area due to its extensive size and 19 wards, which caused delays in the collation process.
