Rivers East senatorial district
Rivers East senatorial district is one of the three senatorial districts in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is currently represented by Allwell Heacho Onyesoh (from the People's Democratic Party).[1]
District profile
The Rivers East senatorial district has a projected population of 2,670,903. It covers the following local government areas:
LGA | Projected population (2014) | Wards |
---|---|---|
Emohua | 263,817 | 14 |
Etche | 325,953 | 19 |
Ikwerre | 247,908 | 13 |
Obio-Akpor | 607,324 | 17 |
Ogu–Bolo | 97,586 | 12 |
Okrika | 290,114 | 12 |
Omuma | 131,145 | 10 |
Port Harcourt | 707,056 | 20 |
Election results
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | George Sekibo | 662,278 | 92.71 | |
APC | Andrew Uchendu | 52,064 | 7.29 | |
Total votes | 714,342 | 100.00 | ||
PDP hold |
2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Onyesoh Allwell | 134,283 | 92 | |
LP | Benjamin Okwuwolu | 74,725 | 8 | |
Total votes | 848,625 | 100.00 | ||
PDP hold |
List of senators
- John Azuta-Mbata (1999 – 2007)
- George Sekibo (2007 – 2017)
- Andrew Uchendu (2017 – 2018)
References
External links
- LGA health authorities
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