2019 Enugu State gubernatorial election

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2019 Enugu State gubernatorial election
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Candidate Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Ayogu Eze
Party PDP APC
Popular vote449,93510,423
Percentage95.54%2.21%

The 2019 Enugu State gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 2019. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who won his party (PDP) primaries unopposed, got re-elected for office, Choosing Hon Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo as his deputy. [1]

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His rival and major opposition party the All Progressives Congress had series of court orders [2] and counter count orders [3] disrupting its election performance after the emergence of Ayogu Eze as its candidate, [4] Aggrieved members formed a faction of the party which led to the party having multiple candidates in the election. [5]

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in all the 17 local government areas and polled 449,935 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ayogu Eze, who scored 10,423 votes. [6]

Electoral system

The Governor of Enugu State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary elections

PDP primaries

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi emerged as his party flagbearer unopposed after all aspirants stepped down and he was voted for overwhelmingly by the 2,895 delegates who participated in the exercise. [7]

Candidates

APC primaries

The Apc primaries was marred [8] by parallel elections one by the NWC faction of the Federal Government [9] and the other one by loyalists of the state working committee. [10]

Candidates

Results

42 candidates took part in this contest with Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winning the 17 local government areas and polling 449,935 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ayogu Eze, who scored 10,423 votes. [13]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Peoples Democratic Party 449,93595.54
Ayogu Eze All Progressives Congress 10,4232.21
Nwankpa Emmanuel Benedict EbelechukwuAPGA2,5470.54
Ozoemena Donatus MadubuikeUDP1,6480.35
Peter Onwurah AniagbosoSDP1,4760.31
Uzodinmma Ekene AndrewUPP8540.18
Eze CajetanADC5810.12
Egbo Emmanuel MadukaAPA5540.12
Onyeka ChineduNUP4630.10
Owoh Celestine ChukwudiPPC2710.06
Chidi Cadet NwanyanwuAAC2600.06
Okolo Louis UgwuID1940.04
Nnaji Victor IfeanyiADP1750.04
Nnamani Obioma NPPN1740.04
Anozie Nnenna MaryFRESH1560.03
Ugwuanyi Celestina AnitaNRM1450.03
Chinedu AnucheKP930.02
Prince Onyishi Sunday ChukwuemekaNNPP830.02
Okechukwu SlyvanusAGA760.02
Nweze HyacinthRBNP750.02
Anthonia Nwobodo NnekaACD620.01
Gerald Abonyi (Esq)LP610.01
Ani Afamefuna SamuelGPN590.01
Ogbonna Joshua JekwuANP570.01
Ifeoma Nnoli-udezeMPN540.01
Ozoemene Maureen OnwuntaNIP530.01
Chibueze Francis OnahSNP530.01
Okonkwo Chigozie AugustineNEPP480.01
Ifeadigo Ben AniZLP370.01
Ugwu Martins ChiesozibJMPP360.01
Franklin Emeka UgwuANDP330.01
Adjai Robinson ChukwuemekaCC300.01
Chukwuka Ibekwe CarleyGDPN300.01
Eneani Akachukwu HenryAPP260.01
Egbo Alex ChibuzoASD220.00
Amadi Eusebius TochukwuDA220.00
Christopher OgbuDPC210.00
Osita AguMMN100.00
Odumejemba Chinonyelum VicgeaialNCP100.00
Edwin Egbuaba NgeneMRDD70.00
Orji Jide AbrahamNAC70.00
Ugwu John ChukwuweikeCAP60.00
Total470,927100.00
Valid votes470,92798.47
Invalid/blank votes7,3141.53
Total votes478,241100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,448,8032.46

By Local Government area

The exercise was carried out in 17 LGAs, with the Peoples Democratic Party having a clean sweep.

ENUGU STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS BY LGA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAIFEANYI UGWUANYI (PDP)AYOGU EZE (APC)
ENUGU-SOUTH17,513533
ANINRI21,450496
AGWU23,0251,232
EZEAGWU21,448255
ISI-UZO19,698284
NKANU-WEST30,698243
IGBO-ETITI25,5571,223
NSUKKA51,207572
OJI RIVER22,369536
UDENU39,347394
UDI25,124823
IGBO-EZE NORTH30,6661,607
ENUGU-NORTH15,120276
ENUGU-EAST22,300352
IGBO-EZE SOUTH38,326705
NKANU EAST23,118636
UZO-UWANI22,879256
TOTAL449,93510,423

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