19-Year-Old Aaue Samuel Olubari Makes History as Youngest Councillor in Rivers State

A 19-year-old girl, Aaue Samuel Olubari, has made history by becoming the youngest person to secure a councillorship seat in Rivers State.

Her victory followed the Rivers State local government elections held on Saturday, August 30, 2025, across 6,866 polling units in 319 wards, where chairpersons and councillors were elected to replace the council administrators appointed in April 2025.

The polls came six months after the Supreme Court nullified the previous council elections conducted on October 5, 2024.

According to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), the APC won 20 out of 23 local government areas, while the PDP secured Obio/Akpor, Ogba/Egbema/Ndon, and Port Harcourt City LGAs.

Olubari, who contested under the APC, emerged councillor for Bangha Ward 7 in Khana LGA. She had been introduced to party leaders and stakeholders days before the election by the APC Khana Chairman, Hon. Barile Ebenezer, during a ward-to-ward sensitization campaign.

At just 19, Olubari became the youngest candidate in the Rivers State Local Government elections, marking a significant milestone for youth participation in politics.

The election also witnessed the participation of several political parties, including APC, PDP, Labour Party (LP), APGA, Zenith Party, Accord, African Action Congress (AAC), Action People’s Party (APP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action Alliance (AA), Youth Party (YP), Young Progressive Party (YPP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), National Rescue Movement (NRM), and Allied People’s Party (APP).

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