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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Akwa Ibom State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Akwa Ibom State. Bassey Albert representing Akwa Ibom North-East, Christopher Stephen Ekpenyong representing Akwa Ibom North-West and Akon Etim Eyakenyi representing Akwa Ibom South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
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The 2023 Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly election was took place on 11 March 2023, to elect members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. The election was held concurrent with the state gubernatorial election as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. It was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Akwa Ibom State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
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- ↑ "PDP wins Akwa Ibom rerun". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ↑ Anthony, Lovina (2019-03-28). "Gov. Emmanuel, 25 Assembly members-elect in Akwa Ibom get certificates of return". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-01.