2015 Abia State House of Assembly election information
2015 Abia State House of Assembly election
2015 Abia State House of Assembly election
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All 24 seats in the Abia State House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Leader
Chikwendu Kalu
Party
PDP
Leader's seat
Isiala Ngwa South
Last election
24
Seats after
24
Seat change
Speaker before election
Ude Oko Chukwu
PDP
Elected Speaker
Chikwendu Kalu
PDP
The 2015 Abia State House of Assembly election was held on April 11, 2015, to elect members of the Abia State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Abia State House of Assembly.[1][2][3][4]
Upon the opening of the 6th State House of Assembly, Chikwendu Kalu (PDP-Isiala Ngwa South) was elected as Speaker of the House while Cosmos Ndukwe (PDP-Bende North) and Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji (PDP-Umuahia Central) became Deputy Speaker and House Leader, respectively.
^"Abia Sixth House Of Assembly Takes Off, Elects Speaker". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. June 13, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
^"Full List Of Abia State House of Assembly Members Elect. | SOUTHEAST NIGERIA.com". September 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
^"Who Emerges Abia House New Speaker?". May 23, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via PressReader.
^"APGA ends PDP's dominance in Abia House of Assembly". News Express Nigeria Website. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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