Kingsley Chinda, a member of the House of Representatives, has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Rivers State.
Bitrus Kwamoti, the returning officer, announced that Mr Chinda, who was returned unopposed, polled 268,497 votes.
He said the figure represented the number of APC faithful who voted in support of Mr Chinda across the state.
“The figure represents a true and accurate record of the votes collated across the state during the exercise,” he said.
Mr Kwamoti said that Mr Chinda satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and the election guidelines.
