Rivers Administrator Ibas Swears In Newly Elected LG Chairmen

Monday September 01, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas (Rtd.), has officially sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the state’s 23 local government councils.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Government House, shortly after the chairmen received their certificates of return from the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office on Monday, September 1.

On Saturday, the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) held the local government elections across over 6,000 polling units.

According to the Commission, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 20 local governments in the exercise.

While the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed only two local governments in the oil-rich state.

APC also won the councillorship election in 20 LGAs, while the PDP claimed only three councils.

This is the first time the APC would gain dominance in Rivers since the return of democracy in 1999.

Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Dr. Michael Odey, announced the winners of the LG polls on Sunday at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.

No other political party featured in either the chairmanship or councillorship contests.