Chinwoke Mbadinuju was a Nigerian politician who was Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003,elected on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Peter Ayodele Fayose;born 15 November 1960) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Ekiti State from 2003 to 2006,and again from 2014 to 2018.
Peter Gregory Onwubuasi Obi is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as governor of Anambra from March to November 2006,February to May 2007,and June 2007 to March 2014. In May 2022,he became the Labour Party candidate for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election,after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria from 2001 to 2008.
Emmanuel Nnamdi Uba,is a Nigerian politician who served as Senator for the Anambra South Senatorial District of Anambra State from 2011 to 2019. Uba also won the 2007 Anambra State gubernatorial election on the platform of the People's Democratic Party but was declared unduly elected by the Supreme Court of Nigeria a month later. He defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in February 2017,the leadership crises engulfing the former ruling party PDP may have motivated his decision.
Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development of Nigeria since 6 July 2022 till 29th May 2023. She served earlier as the Minister of State for Transportation from 2019 till she was moved by the President to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in 2022.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties,the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.
David Nweze Umahi is a Nigerian politician who serves as the minister of works of Nigeria. He previously served as the senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District between June and August 2023,and as the governor of Ebonyi State from 2015 to 2023,and deputy governor from 2011 to 2015.
General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President,Vice President,House of Representatives and the Senate. The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February,but the Electoral Commission postponed the vote by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day,citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time. In some places,the vote was delayed until 24 February due to electoral violence. Polling in some areas was subsequently delayed until 9 March,when voting was carried out alongside gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
Aisagbonriodion Matthew Urhoghide is a Nigerian politician. He is the senator representing Edo South Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate. He is a senator of the 8th and 9th republic of the National Assembly in Nigeria respectively.
General elections were held in Nigeria on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and vice president and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third term. This election was seen as the tightest race since the end of military rule in 1999.
The 2010 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on February 6,2010. The APGA nominee Peter Obi won the election,defeating Chris Ngige of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
The 2003 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19,2003. PDP's Chris Ngige won election,defeating APGA's Peter Obi and other candidates.
The 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election took place on 6 November 2021,to elect the Governor of Anambra State. Incumbent APGA Governor Willie Obiano was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. APGA nominee,former Central Bank Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo,retained the office for APGA with a 24% win over PDP nominee,former Transcorp CEO Valentine Ozigbo.
The 2023 Benue State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Benue State,concurrent with elections to the Benue State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election —which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Samuel Ortom was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Hyacinth Alia —a suspended Catholic priest —gained the office for the APC by a 33% margin over PDP nominee House of Assembly Speaker Titus Uba.
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Anambra State was held on March 28,2015,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Anambra State. Stella Oduah representing Anambra North,Emmanuel Uba representing Anambra South both won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party. While Victor Umeh representing Anambra Central won on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Anambra State was held on April 9,2011,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Anambra State. John Emeka Okey representing Anambra North,and Andy Ubah representing Anambra South both won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party. While Chris Ngige representing Anambra Central won on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and Vice President of Nigeria. Bola Tinubu,a former Governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress,won the election with 36.61% of the vote,which is about 8,794,726 total votes. Runners-up were former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,Peoples Democratic Party,and former Governor of Anambra State Peter Obi,Labour Party. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,held on the same date while state elections were held on 18 March. The inauguration was held on 29 May 2023.
The 2023 Nigerian elections were held in large part on 25 February and 11 March 2023. The president and vice president were elected on 25 February,with incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari ineligible to run,being term-limited. Additionally,there were also elections on the same day for the Senate and the House of Representatives. On 11 March,twenty-eight gubernatorial elections were held alongside elections to state houses of assembly in all 36 states. Three additional gubernatorial elections will be held later in the year alongside potential rerun elections for regularly scheduled elections annulled from earlier in the year.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Anambra State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Anambra 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.
