Similanayi Fubara of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been declared the winner of the Rivers State governorship election.
It is no news that Fubara is the anointed candidate of the incumbent Governor, Nyesom Wike. The Returning Officer who announced the election result on Monday night said Fubara secured 302,614 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with a total number of 95,274 votes. 
SDP governorship candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, came third with a total of 46,981 votes. The PDP governorship candidate won in all 23 local government areas of the State. The results are as follows: Total Registered Voters: 353,7190 Accredited voters: 496,852 A- 7,155 AA – 1,693 AAC – 386 ADC – 940 ADP – 925 APC – 95,274 APGA – 489 APM – 568 APP – 973 BP – 137 LP – 22,224 NNPP – 335 NRM – 2,258 PDP – 302,614 SDP – 46,981 YPP – 644 ZLP – 338 Total Valid Vote: 483,934 Total Rejected Vote: 10,670 Total Votes Cast: 494,604