Immediate-past Rivers State Accountant-General, Siminialayi Fubara, polled 721 votes to defeat 15 other aspirants with Isaac Kamalu coming a distant second with 86 votes.
Fubara hails from the riverine Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area.
While Felix Obua got two votes, David Brigs got four, West Morgan got four, Tammy Danagogo got 36 and George Kelly polled 37.
A team from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) monitored the process with Governor Nyesom Wike in attendance.
Some major aspirants such as a former state Chairman of PDP, Felix Obua and former Secretary to State Government (SSG), Tammy Danagogo; Senator Thompson Sekibo, Austin Opara, Senator Lee Maeba were not in attendance.