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PDP Candidates Emerge For April LG Polls In Rivers
Indications have emerged that chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the forthcoming April 17, local government elections in Rivers State have emerged, after meticulous and scrupulous selection process across all the 23 local government areas in the state.
These indications began emerging, last Thursday, after the party’s primaries and congresses for the conduct of the local government election.
Top on the list of candidates for the election are eight persons who are presently serving as LG chairmen.
Among them is Engr Samuel Nwanosike, who is re-contesting election as chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area.
Others returning include Daniel Opelia for Abua/Odual, Ben Eke for Ahoada East, Hope Ikiriko for Ahoada West, and Rowland Sekibo for Akuku-Toru.
Also returning are Obinna Anyanwu for Etche, Chisom Christian for Omuma, and David Irimagha for Bonny LGA.
Scaling through the nomination process as fresh candidates, last weekend, also are Barrister George Ariolu for Obio/Akpor, Erastus Awortu for Andoni, Dr Chidi Lloyd for Emohua, Ollormate Obarilor for Eleme, and Thomas Bariere for Khana LGAs.
In the line-up to take over from the present LG council chairmen include, Onengiye George for Asari Toru, Michael John Williams for Degema, Confidence Dekoo for Gokana, Vincent Nwaobakata for Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Vincent Nemieboka for Ogu/Bolo, Akuro Tobin for Okrika, Enyiada Cookey-Gam for Opobo/Nkoro, Okechukwu Akara for Oyigbo, Allwell Ihunda for Port Harcourt, and Mbakpone Okpe for Tai.
The Tide gathered that the above candidates are to square it out with candidates of, at least, 18 other political parties, which have indicated readiness to participate in the electoral process to be supervised by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission at the local government level.
By: Susan Serekara-Nwikhana
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