2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State

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2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
  2019 25 February 20232027 

All 3 Rivers State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
 Majority party
 
Party PDP
Last election3
Seats before3

2023 Rivers Senate pre-election situation.png
     PDP incumbent retiring
     PDP incumbent running for re-election

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Rivers State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

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Background

In the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as Magnus Ngei Abe (APC-Rivers South East) retired to run for Governor while Andrew Uchendu (APC-East) and Osinakachukwu Ideozu (APC-Rivers West) could not run for re-election due to the disqualification of all Rivers APC candidates. George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) won the East seat with 89% of the vote, Barry Mpigi (PDP) won the South East seat with 95%, and Betty Apiafi (PDP) won the West seat with 79%. The senatorial results were an example of continued PDP strength in the state as the party also won all House of Representatives seats and Abubakar won the state in the presidential election by 50%; the PDP also won a majority in the House of Assembly and the gubernatorial election.

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
PDP
Previous Election33
Before Election33
After ElectionTBD3

Summary

DistrictIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyStatusCandidates
Rivers East George Thompson Sekibo PDPIncumbent retiring [1]
New member to be elected
Rivers South-East Barry Mpigi PDPIncumbent renominated
Rivers West Betty Apiafi PDPIncumbent retiring
New member to be elected

Rivers East

2023 Rivers East Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Bisi Nwankwo Allwell Onyeso
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

George Thompson Sekibo
PDP

Elected Senator

TBD

The Rivers East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Emohua, Etche, Ikwerre, Obio-Akpor, Ogu–Bolo, Okrika, Omuma, and Port Harcourt. Incumbent George Thompson Sekibo (PDP) was elected with 89.1% of the vote in 2019. Sekibo opted to run for governor of Rivers State instead of seeking re-election; he came joint-last in the PDP gubernatorial primary.

General election

Results

2023 Rivers East Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
A Solomon Ikegwuru
ADP Macceans M. Anthony
APP Hamlet Kpaku
ADC Lucky Onwumelu
APC Bisi Nwankwo
APGA Bright Ndah
APM Stella Ndidi Amadi
LP Wolu Ekelechi Benjamin Okwuwolu
NRM Uloma George
NNPP Christian Chinedu Omereji
PDP Allwell Onyeso
SDP Sunday Nwankwo
YPP Sunday Opuiyo
ZLP Kingcity K. Okwelle
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Rivers South East

2023 Rivers South East Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Oji N. Ngofa Barry Mpigi
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Barry Mpigi
PDP

Elected Senator

TBD

The Rivers South East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Andoni, Eleme, Gokana, Khana, Opobo–Nkoro, Oyigbo, and Tai. Incumbent Barry Mpigi (PDP), who was elected with 94.7% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Rivers South-East Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
A Suage Alex Badey
APP Kendrick Jaja
ADC Kenne Kenneth Baribetii Konne
APC Oji N. Ngofa
APM Leton Peter Sunday
LP Douglas Deeka Fabreke
NRM Leyira Nkekpo
NNPP Mabel Nwinbari
PDP Barry Mpigi
SDP Geoffrey Gokana
ZLP Innocent Bori Anyie
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout

Rivers West

2023 Rivers West Senatorial District election
  2019 25 February 20232027 
 
Nominee Asita O. Asita Ipalibo Banigo
Party APC PDP

Senator before election

Betty Apiafi
PDP

Elected Senator

TBD

The Rivers West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Abua–Odual, Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Akuku-Toru, Asari-Toru, Bonny, Degema, and Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni. Incumbent Betty Apiafi (PDP), who was elected with 79.2% of the vote in 2019, is not seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Rivers West Senatorial District election
PartyCandidateVotes%
ADP Albert Anthony Nobi
APP Ibirabo Frank Briggs
ADC Jeff Chima Moses Iyieke
APC Asita O. Asita
APM Azubuike Nwabueze
LP Ezekiel Dixon Dikio
NRM Ellis Oyiboye Braide
NNPP Emmanuel Chimezie Nwabrije
PDP Ipalibo Banigo
SDP Dagogo Ada Green
YPP Omangima Idoniboye-obu
ZLP Odenoye Ikulughan
Total votes100.00%
Invalid or blank votesN/A
Turnout


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