Nigerian state election
2019 Rivers State gubernatorial election|
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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.