2015 Rivers State gubernatorial election

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2015 Rivers State gubernatorial election
  2011 11 April 2015 2019  
 
PDP
Dakuku Peterside in London - 2017 (3x4 crop).jpg
Nominee Ezenwo Wike Dakuku Peterside
Party PDP APC
Running mate Ipalibo Banigo Okorie Asita
Popular vote1,029,102124,896
Percentage87.77%10.65%

Governor before election

Chibuike Amaechi
All Progressives Congress

Elected Governor

Ezenwo Wike
People's Democratic Party

The election for Governor of Rivers State took place on 11 April 2015. People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike, a former Minister of State for Education defeated All Progressives Congress candidate Dakuku Peterside and Labour Party candidate Tonye Princewill.

Contents

The Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State are elected on the same ticket. [1]

PDP primary

People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike ran an effective campaign and was unopposed for the 8 December 2014 Primary. He won with 97.65 percent of the vote against four other opponents, including Lee Maeba, the senator for Rivers State South East constituency. [2]

Candidates

Results

PDP primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Ezenwo Wike 1,083 97.65
PDP Dumbari Dimkpa211.89
PDP West Ibinabo30.27
PDP Emmanuel Georgewill10.09
PDP Lee Maeba 10.09
Total votes1,109 100

APC primary

Candidates

Results

APC primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Dakuku Peterside 3,77396.39
Invalid or blank votes1403.57
Total votes3,914 100

General election

Results

Rivers State gubernatorial election, 2015 [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PDP Ezenwo Wike 1,029,102 87.77
APC Dakuku Peterside124,89610.65
LP Tonye Princewill 10,1420.86
APGAPriye Harry31460.27
PPABoma Jacks8680.07
SDPMinaibim Harry8430.07
UPPAkuro Parker7920.068
IDNelson Amieye6040.052
APALivingstone Nodi3700.03
DPPNsirim Chima3240.028
AASenabo Jaja2850.02
HDPOkechukwu Ehogwo2660.023
NNPPGodwin David2610.02
KOWAKemka Elenwo1870.016
ADUchechukwu Ichenwo1250.01
CPPEnyida Udo1190.01
NCPAnatasia Tepikor1040.01
ACPNChinemike Orgwu1010.01
Majority904,20677.12
Turnout 1,172,535
PDP hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Onoyume, Jimitota (13 April 2015). "Rivers Election Result: INEC declares Wike winner". Vanguard. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Wike wins Rivers PDP gov primary". The Punch. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. Onoyume, Jimitota (4 December 2014). "Senator Abe absent at primaries". Vanguard. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. "Official Results of Rivers State Governorship Election Declared By INEC". Scan News. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.