BY Taiwo George
Magnus Abe, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers south-east, has been declared winner of the legislative rerun election in his district.
Onukwuisi Gideon, returning officer of the exercise, announced this on Sunday evening.
He said Abe polled a total of 125,938 votes to defeat Olaka Nwogu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who secured 25,394 votes.
Abe, a former secretary to the Rivers state government, was first elected a senator in 2011.
His reelection bid suffered a setback in 2015, but he challenged the outcome of the poll.
Both the tribunal and appeal court ordered a fresh exercise, which were marred with violence in the past, until that of Saturday.
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