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The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers comprises three Senators representing Rivers East, Rivers West, Rivers South East and thirteen Representatives representing Degema/Bonny, Okrika/Ogu-Bolo, Asalga/Akulga, Ahoada West/Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Port Harcourt 1, Ikwerre/Emohua, Khana/Gokana, Etche/Omuma, Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo, Abua-Odual/Ahoada East, Obio/Akpor, Port Harcourt 2, Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro.
The Rivers State of the third republic consisted of present-day Rivers and present-day Bayelsa States.
| Senator | Elected | Party | Constituency | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Birabi | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Rivers East | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Ngoji John Denton-West | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Rivers South-East | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Felix O. Oboro | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Rivers West | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Member | Elected | Party | Constituency | Term | |
| Chris I. Chuama | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Okrika | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Kpandei Loveday Baribor | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Gokana | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Chris Alaye Don Pedro | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Akuku-Toru | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Imegwu Nnabuihe | 4 July 1992 | SDP | Oyigbo | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| E. M. Sam-Eligwe | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Ahoda | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Agbedi Yeitiemone Frederick | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Ekeremor | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Ibiama Ibifuro Anye | 4 July 1992 | SDP | Bonny | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Friday Josiah Abigo | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Abua/Odual | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Samuel Lucky Onwuzirike Oluo | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Etche | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Igwe Mbombo Fred | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Tai-Eleme | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Angolia Aboko | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Degema | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Bolere Elizabeth Ketebu | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Yenagoa | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| John Chukwuma Imegi | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Basilo Michael | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Ogbia | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Syder Nnodim | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Emohua | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Enyindah Ibenyenwo | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Ikwerre | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Felix Achinike Igwe | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Obio/Akpor | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Telimoye M. Oguara | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Brass | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Sampson Gilbert Egop | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Andoni/Opobo | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Arthur Chidebe Kalagbor | 4 July 1992 | SDP | Port-Harcourt | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Paworiso Samuel Horsefall | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Aswa-Toun | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Eddie Esinkumo Ogoun | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Sidga | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Linus Lebari Kpabari | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Khana | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Gushi F. A. Toun-Aregha | 4 July 1992 | NRC | Sugbama | 5 December 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
Rivers is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo and Anambra to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the west.The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the Nigerian oil industry.
Ekpeye is an ethnic group predominantly found in Ahoada East and parts of Ahoada West Local Government Areas of Rivers State, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Ahoada metropolis serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ekpeye ethnic nation. The Ekpeye people are an Igboid-speaking group who are descendants of Akalaka. There are some who claim to have migrated from Benin however linguistically and culturally the Ekpeye are more similar to other Igbo groups.
Ahoada (Ehuda) is a city in Orashi Region of Rivers State, Nigeria, located northwest of Port Harcourt. In Ahoada, the Ekpeye language is majorly spoken, though there are other languages in Ahoada like: Engenni, Ogba, and Ikwerre.
Rivers State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Government of Rivers State inaugurated in 1979. It is a unicameral body with 32 members elected into 32 state constituencies. The current Speaker of the State Assembly is Rt. Hon. Martins Chike Amaewhule, DSSRS.
Senator George Thompson Sekibo CON is a Nigerian senator who represents the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007.
Ahoada West is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, located Northwest of Port Harcourt. It was extracted in 1996 in the General Sani Abacha military regime from the old Ahoada Local Government that makes up the present Orashi Region of Rivers State. Its seat is in the town of Akinima.
Wilson Asinobi Ake is a former member of the Senate of Nigeria who represented the Rivers West senatorial district from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Osinakachukwu Ideozu is a Nigerian businessman and People's Democratic Party politician. He is currently a member of the Senate of Nigeria representing the Rivers West senatorial district. Ideozu was a member and Minority Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003 where he represented Ahoada East I and was subsequently elected into the Nigerian House of Representatives between 2003 and 2007 where he represented Abua-Odual/Ahoada East Federal Constituency. Ideozu was appointed the Honourable Commissioner of Finance in October 2007 by the then Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, a position he held till June 2009 when the cabinet was dissolved.
Elections in Rivers State are supervised and conducted by two major electoral bodies, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). There are 23 local government areas, 319 electoral wards and 4442 polling units in the state. Elections for Governor and the House of Assembly are held every four years, along with federal elections for President and the National Assembly.
Martyns Ibipulo Mannah, is a Nigerian state-level politician. He was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015, and represents the constituency of Ahoada East I as a member of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to Rivers State, Nigeria.
Princewill Ogbogbula is the current Commissioner of Youth Development in the Executive Council of Rivers State. He was appointed to the position in 2015 by Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rivers State:
Betty Jocelyne Okagua - Apiafi is a Nigerian politician, economist, retired banker and educationist. Apiafi was elected to the Nigerian Senate for Rivers West Senatorial District in 2019. She has also served as a House of Representatives Member for Abua/Odual-Ahoada East Federal Constituency of Rivers State since 2007. She is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Rt. Hon. Ehie Ogerenye Edison MHA is a Nigerian politician was former Deputy Speaker, former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and currently the chief of staff, government house, Port Harcourt. He was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015, and re-elected in the rerun election in 2016 and 2019 and represents the constituency of Ahoada East II under the platform of the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party.
Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe is a Nigerian politician and a member of the Senate in Nigeria's 9th National Assembly representing Cross River North and was a member of the House of Representatives in the 8th and 9th National Assembly representing Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency. Agom Jarigbe was elected to the Green Chamber in 2015 and has served for his second term in office.
The 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Rivers State, concurrent with elections to the Rivers 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 — will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Rivers State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Rivers State, Nigeria.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Rivers 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.
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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