The African Action Congress, AAC who was backed by Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, lost his local government of Ikwerre, to the incumbent governor and gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Nyesom Wike.
The cable reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 14, 938 while the African Action Congress (AAC) polled 5, 660 after collation by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
PDP also won Port Harcourt local government area with 40, 197 votes with AAC polling 11, 866.
The contest is mainly between Nyesom Wike, incumbent governor and candidate of the PDP and Awara Biokpomabo, candidate of the AAC.
On the eve of the March 9 gubernatorial election, Amaechi had directed his supporters to vote for Biokpomabo.
