THE Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sustained its grip on the state winning the two supplementary elections held on Saturday in Khana-Gokhana Federal Constituency and Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2.
PDP had earlier won the governorship poll, all 32 House of Assembly seats, the three senatorial districts and with Saturday’s results of 12 out of the 13 seats in the House of Representatives.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers was said to have declared PDP’s Dunameme Dekor the winner of Khana/Gokhana Federal Constituency and the party’s Blessing Amadi, winner of Port Harcourt 2.
The Returning Officer for Khana-Gokhana, Kingsely Owete while reading the performances of the various candidates in the election said Dekor satisfied the requirements of the law and was reelected.
Dekor commended the electorate for voting for him and hailed INEC and the police for remaining apolitical throughout the exercise.
In Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2 where INEC declared Mrs. Blessing Amadi of the PDP the winner, the election was reportedly peaceful.
The candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Collyns Owhondah withdrew from the race about 24 hours to the election, renounced his membership of the APC and joined the PDP.
Owhondah cited the lack of focus, seriousness, and insensitivity of the APC leadership in the state as the reason for dumping the party and withdrawing from the race.
He supported the PDP candidate during the supplementary poll.
There were reports of apathy during the election as many people went about their daily activities without showing any interest in the election.
Amadi expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the election and commended INEC for ensuring the BVAS functioned properly.
The supplementary elections were held in 419 units of Port Harcourt Constituency two and in two wards of Khana/Gokhana federal constituency
