Rivers West senatorial district
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
The 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
2015
| 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
| 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
- Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe (1999 – 2007)
- Wilson Ake (2007 – 2015)
- Osinakachukwu Ideozu (2015 – 2017)
- Andrew Uchendu (2017-2019)
- Betty Okagua - Apiafi (2019 -
References
- ^ Report, Agency (2023-03-04). "INEC announces winners of National Assembly election in Rivers". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-24.