2019 Imo State gubernatorial election

2019 Imo State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Turnout33.28%
 
Nominee Emeka Ihedioha Uche Nwosu
Party People's Democratic Party Action Alliance
Running mate Gerald Iroha Ihim
Popular vote 273,404 190,364
Percentage 38.29% 26.66%
Governor before election

Rochas Okorocha
APC

Elected Governor

Emeka Ihedioha
PDP

The 2019 Imo State gubernatorial election in Nigeria occurred on 9 March 2019.[1] PDP's Emeka Ihedioha polled 38.29% of the total votes, defeating AA's Uche Nwosu who got 26.66% of popular votes, and several minor party candidates. Out of 27 LGAs, Ihedioha won in 11, while Nwosu won in 10.[2][3]

Ihedioha emerged winner at the gubernatorial primary after defeating Samuel Anyanwu.[4][5] His running mate was Gerard Iroha.[6]

Of the 70 candidates who aspired for the governorship seat, 66 were male, four were female.[7]

Ten months later, on 14 January 2020, the Supreme Court of Nigeria reached a unanimous decision that the election results had been tampered with by the fact that the hundreds of thousands of votes, from a shocking 388 polling stations, had not been included; the Court immediately voided Ihedioha's supposed election and confirmed that Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress party – originally shown in fourth place – was the top vote-getter and true Governor of IMO State. Uzodinma And his running mate, Placid Njoku, were sworn in the next day as Governor and Deputy Governor of Imo State, respectively.

  1. ^ Osuji, Collins (3 March 2019). "2019 Imo Guber: 65 candidates jostle to take over from Okorocha". The Guardian. Owerri. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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  3. ^ "Imo governorship: Why Uche Nwosu withdrew case against Ihedioha". The Nation. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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  5. ^ "2019 and Imo gubernatorial election". Sun Online News. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference INEC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).