2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election information
2023 gubernatorial election in Enugu State, Nigeria
2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election
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18 March 2023
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Registered
2,112,793
APC
Nominee
Uche Nnaji
Frank Nweke
Party
APC
APGA
Running mate
George Ogara
Edith Ugwuanyi
LP
Nominee
Chijioke Edeoga
Peter Mbah
Party
LP
PDP
Running mate
John Nwokeabia
Ifeanyi Ossai
Governor before election
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
PDP
Elected Governor
Peter Mbah
PDP
The 2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election took place on 18th March 2023, to elect the Governor of Enugu State, with Peter Mbah declared winner alongside his running mate Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria), after they got the plurality of votes and won over 25% of the votes in two-third of the state.[1] Mr Mbah polled 160,895 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the Labour Party (Nigeria) candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, who scored 157,552 votes. The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Frank Nweke Jr, garnered 17,983 votes to come a distant third, while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uche Nnaji, placed fourth, with 14,575 votes.[2] The election was contested in the Tribunal by Chijoike Edeoga[3] but the tribunal eventually upheld the victory of Peter Mbah.[4]
The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[5]
Party primaries were scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022 with the Peoples Democratic Party nominating former commissioner Peter Mbah on 25 May while the All Progressives Congress nominated businessman Uche Nnaji unopposed on 26 May and the All Progressives Grand Alliance nominated former minister Frank Nweke on 29 May.[6][7][8] On 4 August, Chijioke Edeoga—the runner-up in the PDP primary—won the primary of the Labour Party.[9] The LP primary was annulled by a Federal High Court ruling on 9 November but a Court of Appeal judgment on 6 January 2023 overturned the High Court ruling, reinstating Edeoga as the legitimate LP nominee.[10][11]
^Ugwu, Chinagorom (2023-03-22). "It's Official: PDP's Peter Mbah wins Enugu governorship election". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^NewsWireNGR (2023-03-23). "How Peter Mbah of PDP won Enugu Governorship Poll". NewsWireNGR. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^"Enugu Tribunal Judgement: Labour Party's Governorship Candidate, Edeoga Heads To Court Of Appeal | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^"Tribunal Dismisses Edeoga's Petition, Upholds Election of Mbah as Governor - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
^Suleiman, Qosim. "It's Official: INEC postpones Saturday's governorship, state assembly elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^"Ex-commissioner Peter Mba emerges PDP guber candidate in Enugu". Peoples Gazette. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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