Rivers South East
Rivers South East senatorial district is one of the three senatorial districts in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is currently represented by Olaka Nwogu.
District profile
The district covers these local government areas: Andoni, Eleme, Gokana, Khana, Opobo–Nkoro, Oyigbo and Tai. In 2014, it had a projected population of 1,720,790.
LGA | Projected population (2014) | Wards |
---|---|---|
Andoni | 275,718 | 11 |
Eleme | 249,421 | 10 |
Gokana | 299,002 | 17 |
Khana | 384,443 | 19 |
Opobo–Nkoro | 197,974 | 11 |
Oyigbo | 160,311 | 10 |
Tai | 153,921 | 10 |
Election results
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PDP | Olaka Nwogu | 408,353 | 94.66 | |
APC | Magnus Abe | 23,052 | 5.34 | |
Total votes | 431,405 | 100.00 | ||
PDP hold | ||||
List of Senators
- Adawari Pepple (1999 – 2003)
- Lee Maeba (2003 – 2011)
- Magnus Abe (2011 – 2015)
- Olaka Nwogu (2015 –)
References
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