Gov. Fubara commends APC presidential primaries
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has commended the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in Rivers, describing it as peaceful, seamless and well-organised.
Mr Fubara, who served as the State Collation Officer for the primary election, made the commendation on Saturday in Port Harcourt after the collation of results from the 23 local government areas of the state.
He said that President Bola Tinubu emerged winner of the exercise in Rivers, polling a total of 280,082 votes.
He explained that the APC had 297,068 registered members in the state, but 280,082 members were accredited for the primary election.
Mr Fubara said that all accredited members voted for Mr Tinubu, leaving his only opponent, Stanley Osifo, without any vote.
“I feel that this process has recorded one of the most organised outings of our great party in recent times.
“The only reason it came out this way has to do with good planning. In all, I want to say that I am really impressed with the process,” he said.
The governor stated that after a diligent review of the figures, he could certify that the results represented the true and accurate summary of votes from the 23 local government areas.
Mr Fubara added that the report of the primary election would be forwarded to the APC national headquarters in Abuja for formal declaration of the results.
(NAN)
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