2019 Rivers State gubernatorial election

2019 Rivers State gubernatorial election
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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.

  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.