2019 Rivers State gubernatorial election

2019 Rivers State gubernatorial election
← 2015 9 March and 13 April 2019 2023 →
 
Nominee Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Biokpomabo Awara
Party PDP AAC
Popular vote 886,264 173,859
Governor before election

Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
PDP

Elected Governor

Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
PDP

The Rivers State gubernatorial election took place on 9 March 2019,[1] concurrently with various other Nigerian state level elections. A rerun of the vote was held in Abua–Odual, Ahoada West, Gokana and Opobo–Nkoro on 13 April.[2] One-term incumbent Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of the People's Democratic Party was eligible to run for re-election. He won in 2015 with 87.77% of the vote.

Vote counting after the elections was suspended after widespread violence in the state. On 3 April, the INEC declared that incumbent Wike won re-election,[3] as the total number of voters in areas where elections were cancelled or did not hold was not enough to give his opponent victory.

Background

Ezenwo Nyesom Wike previously served as Minister of State for Education prior to becoming governor. He was also Chairman of the 2016 PDP National Convention Committee. Wike considered running for a second term as the state's chief executive, and 51 years old at the time of the election in 2019.[citation needed]

There had been reports of a rift between members of the All Progressives Congress Dakuku Peterside and Ibim Semenitari.[4] The state party chairman, Davies Ikanya has, however, denied this.[5] In 2017, Transportation Minister Chibuike Amaechi got involved in a dispute with party members, after he declared billionaire businessman Tonye Cole as his choice for the All Progressives Congress nomination for governor.[6]

On 22 May 2017, Senate minority leader and former governor Godswill Akpabio announced that he would support a second term for Governor Wike in the Brick House.[7] Former Senate President David Mark and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu also voiced their endorsement of the incumbent governor to run for reelection.[citation needed]

Election

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rivers PDP Welcomes the Pronouncements of INEC on the Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections in Rivers State". Scan News. 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Supplementary Elections to Hold 13th April in Rivers State Constituencies". Situation Room. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ Opejobi, Seun (3 April 2019). "Rivers election: PDP reacts as INEC declares Wike winner of governorship election". Daily Post. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ibim Semenitari, ask your father GTG Toby what Dakuku did To him In 1998". Scan News. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ^ "No rift between Peterside and Semenitari — Rivers APC". Premium Times. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ^ "...As Amaechi Insists On Tonye Cole". National Network. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Akpabio endorses Gov Wike for second term". The Authority. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.


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