2023 Senate elections in Rivers
2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State|
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Majority party
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Party
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PDP
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Last election
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3
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Seats before
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3
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/2023_Rivers_Senate_pre-election_situation.png/270px-2023_Rivers_Senate_pre-election_situation.png) PDP incumbent retiring PDP incumbent running for re-election |
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3
federal Senators from
Rivers State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the
2023 presidential election, as well as
other elections to the Senate and
elections to the House of Representatives; with
state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Background
In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as
Magnus Ngei Abe (APC-
Rivers South East) retired to run for Governor while
Andrew Uchendu (APC-
East) and
Osinakachukwu Ideozu (APC-
Rivers West) could not run for re-election due to the disqualification of all Rivers APC candidates.
George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) won the East seat with 89% of the vote,
Barry Mpigi (PDP) won the South East seat with 95%, and
Betty Apiafi (PDP) won the West seat with 79%. The senatorial results were an example of continued PDP strength in the state as the party also won
all House of Representatives seats and Abubakar won the state in the
presidential election by 50%; the PDP also
won a majority in the House of Assembly and the
gubernatorial election.
Overview
Affiliation
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Party
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Total
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PDP
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Previous Election
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3
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3
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Before Election
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3
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3
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After Election
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3
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3
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Summary
Rivers East
2023 Rivers East Senatorial District election|
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The
Rivers East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of
Emohua,
Etche,
Ikwerre,
Obio-Akpor,
Ogu–Bolo,
Okrika,
Omuma, and
Port Harcourt. Incumbent
George Thompson Sekibo (
PDP) was elected with 89.1% of the vote in
2019. Sekibo opted to
run for governor of Rivers State instead of seeking re-election; he came joint-last in the
PDP gubernatorial primary.
General election
Results
Rivers South East
2023 Rivers South East Senatorial District election|
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The
Rivers South East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of
Andoni,
Eleme,
Gokana,
Khana,
Opobo–Nkoro,
Oyigbo, and
Tai. Incumbent
Barry Mpigi (
PDP), who was elected with 94.7% of the vote in
2019, is seeking re-election.
General election
Results
Rivers West
2023 Rivers West Senatorial District election|
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The
Rivers West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of
Abua–Odual,
Ahoada East,
Ahoada West,
Akuku-Toru,
Asari-Toru,
Bonny,
Degema, and
Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni. Incumbent
Betty Apiafi (
PDP), who was elected with 79.2% of the vote in
2019, is not seeking re-election.
General election
Results
See also
References