Six Opposition Candidates Accept PDP’s Victory In Andoni

Chairmanship candidatesof six opposition political parties in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, in the recently concluded council polls have unanimously accepted the victory of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Erastus Awortu, as the wishes of the people of Andoni and Obolo in general.
Chairmanship candidates representing the political parties made their position known at a joint press conference in Port Harcourt, last Wednesday.
The parties also reafirmed their confidence in the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC), adding that the election was transparent, hence thete is no need for post-election litigations in the area.
“For us political stakeholders in Andoni and candidates in the contest, we can clearly state that the election was not lost, but won because PDP’s victory is our collective victory”, they said.
Speaking at the press conference, the chairmanship candidate of Accord Party, Esuku Esuku said he was satisfied with the outcome of the election
According to him, his party has also accepted the results of the election, saying that the election in the area was free and fair.
Also speaking, Abraham Ijoniye of Zenith Labour party said:” If we cannot win election at the polling units, I and my party don’t intend to go and win any election in the court, so we are not going to any court.
Charles Otowo of Action party said:” There is no is no issue that will warrant going to court, I can attest to the fairness, credibility and friendliness.
“We all went to the poll with the believe that we will win but Andoni people have spoken.”
The opposition candidates in the last sstuday pledged total support to the elected chairman, Erastus Awortu.
The candidates of the opposition parties are Mr Esuku Esuku of Accord party; Inenemente Erasmus of African Democratic Congress, Mr Micheal Dodd of Social Democratic Party, Amie Elisha Simeon of the Allied Peoples Movement. Mr Abraham Ijoniye of Zenith Labour Party and Charles Otowo.
It will be recalled that the PDP candidate Erastus Awortu, recorded a landslide victory having pulled a total of 107,658 votes as against the Labour Party candidate who had the second highest votes of 4,702.
Receiving his Certificate-of-Return from RISIEC, Awortu said that the certificate was a testimonial to the high-level success recorded during the election.
“I’m impressed with RSIEC for their competence during the election. I’m also impressed with my constituents for creating an enabling atmosphere for the electoral body to conduct credible elections.
“We look forward to addressing our collective concerns bordering on security, infrastructure and poverty in the area”, he said.

By: Enoch Epelle