Rivers Residents Gear Up For LG Elections In 6,866 Polling Units, Saturday, August 30

Saturday August 30, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |

Residents in the 23 local government areas of Rivers State will on Saturday, August 30, 2025, cast their votes in the council election scheduled to be held across 6,866 polling units.

The elections are coming six months and two days after the Supreme Court nullified the local government election conducted on October 5, 2024, by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).

The elections will be conducted in the 319 wards of the state, which houses major oil assets and is considered by many as the economic hub of the South-South region.

The elections are also of interest to the major political actors as the outcome could determine how the pendulum will swing in the 2027 governorship election.

Amid concerns by some residents about the exercise, the RSIEC on Friday, August 29, urged Rivers people to come out in their numbers and peacefully exercise their civic duty of voting in the elections.

Speaking during a pre-election broadcast ahead of the election, the Chairman of the RSIEC, Michael Odey, advised eligible voters to conduct themselves in line with electoral guidelines.

He said that with police support, adequate security had been put in place to protect lives and property.

The RSIEC chairman also assured the voters of the prompt arrival of voting materials to the various polling units, including the rural and riverine communities.

In an earlier joint media chat with the police, Odey had clarified that the restriction of movement would start from 12 am to 6 pm on Saturday, August 30.