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2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

The 2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015, the PDP nominee Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the election, defeating Umana Umana of the APC.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Udom Gabriel Emmanuel Umana Umana
Party PDP APC
Running mate Moses Ekpo Ben Ukpong
Popular vote 996,071 89,865
Governor before election

Godswill Akpabio
APC

Elected Governor

Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
PDP

Udom Gabriel Emmanuel emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 1,201 votes and defeating his closest rival, Okpolupm Etteh, who received 38 votes. He picked Moses Ekpo as his running mate.[8][9][10][11] Umana Umana was the PDP candidate with Ben Ukpong as his running mate.[12] 14 candidates contested in the election.[13]

Electoral system

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

Primary election

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PDP primary

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The PDP primary election was held on December 8, 2014. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election polling 1,201 votes against 22 other candidates. His closest rival was Okpolupm Etteh, who came second with 38 votes, Helen Esuene scored 12 votes, Effiong Abia scored 4 votes, Nsima Ekere scored 4 votes, while scored 2 votes, while Benjamin Okoko and Isangedighi Jerome got 1 votes each.[14][8][9][15][16][10][17][18][19]

APC primary

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The APC primary election was held on December 4, 2014. Umana Umana emerged APC flag bearer after defeating Sam Ewang, Emmanuel Ekpenyong and John James Akpanudoedeghe.[14]

Results

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A total number of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,548,531, while 1,158,624 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 1,122,836, while number of valid votes was 1,110,580. Rejected votes were 12,256.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Udom Gabriel EmmanuelPeople's Democratic Party996,07189.69
Umana UmanaAll Progressives Congress89,8658.09
Other candidates24,6442.22
Total1,110,580100.00
Valid votes1,110,58098.91
Invalid/blank votes12,2561.09
Total votes1,122,836100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,548,53172.51
Source: The Nation

References

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  1. ^ "Udom Emmanuel set to win by landslide in Akwa Ibom". Vanguard News. March 14, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Adoyi, Ali (April 12, 2015). "Emmanuel Udom wins Akwa Ibom governorship elections". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Why Udom Emmanuel Won A Landslide Victory In Akwa Ibom State". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "INEC declares PDP's Emmanuel winner of Akwa Ibom governorship poll | Premium Times Nigeria". April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Udom Emmanuel wins Akwa Ibom governorship poll". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Akwa Ibom Governorship Election in Perspective". This Day. May 10, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2021 – via PressReader.
  7. ^ "Breaking news: Umana loses, Udom wins in Akwa Ibom, says Supreme Court -". The NEWS. February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Hart, Beth (December 9, 2014). "PDP Primaries: Jimi Agbaje Wins In Lagos + Other Results Across The Country". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Udom Emmanuel routs opponents to win Akwa Ibom PDP governorship primaries". News Express Nigeria Website. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Emmanuel Udom wins A'Ibom gov primary". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Akwa Ibom PDP picks governorship running mate, assigns key govt positions | Premium Times Nigeria". December 30, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Umana picks running mate". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. December 30, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  13. ^ Perishable. "APC Archives - Page 15 of 20 - TELL". www.tell.ng. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Akwa Ibom 2015: Intrigues in PDP, APC". Vanguard News. December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  15. ^ "Akwa Ibom: Udom Emmanuel clinches PDP ticket". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  16. ^ "Udom Emmanuel Wins Akwa Ibom Governorship Primaries". Naija247news. December 9, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "Update: PDP Governorship primaries". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "Udom still in troubled waters as A-Ibom seeks fresh PDP candidate". Vanguard News. December 21, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "PDP clears Udom Emmanuel for Akwa Ibom gov race". Vanguard News. November 23, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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