Rivers West senatorial district is one of the three senatorial districts in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is currently represented by Betty Okagua Apiafi.
District profile
editThe district covers the local government areas of Abua–Odual, Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Akuku-Toru, Asari-Toru, Bonny, Degema and Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni. In 2014, it had a projected population of 2,366,158.
| LGA | Projected population (2014) |
Wards |
|---|---|---|
| Abua–Odual | 369,771 | 13 |
| Ahoada East | 210,882 | 13 |
| Ahoada West | 325,915 | 12 |
| Akuku-Toru | 203,848 | 17 |
| Asari-Toru | 287,597 | 13 |
| Bonny | 281,401 | 12 |
| Degema | 315,638 | 17 |
| Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni | 371,106 | 17 |
Election results
edit2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Osinakachukwu Ideozu | 279,745 | 91.90 | |
| APC | Otelemaba Amachree | 24,687 | 8.11 | |
| Total votes | 304,432 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Banigo Harry | 67,668 | 70 | |
| APC | Asita Asita | 32,572 | 30 | |
| Total votes | 100,240 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
List of senators
edit- Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe (1999 – 2007)
- Wilson Ake (2007 – 2015)
- Osinakachukwu Ideozu (2015 – 2017)
- Andrew Uchendu (2017-2019)
- Betty Okagua - Apiafi (2019 -
References
edit- ^ Report, Agency (2023-03-04). "INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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