The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Ebonyi State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Michael Ama Nnachi representing Ebonyi South, Obinna Ogba representing Ebonyi Central and Sam Egwu representing Ebonyi North all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
Overview edit
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | APC | ||
| Before Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary edit
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebonyi South | Sonni Ogbuoji | PDP | Michael Ama-Nnach | PDP | ||
| Ebonyi Central | Joseph Ogba | PDP | Gabriel Suswam | PDP | ||
| Ebonyi North | Sam Egwu | PDP | Sam Egwu | PDP | ||
Results edit
Ebonyi South edit
A total of 9 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Michael Ama-Nnachi won the election, defeating APC candidate, Prince Nwaeze Onu and 7 other party candidates. Ama-Nnachi scored 103,751 votes, while APC candidate Onu scored 19,663 votes.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Michael Ama-Nnachi | 103,751 | ||
| APC | Prince Nwaeze Onu | 19,663 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 131,638 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
Ebonyi Central edit
A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate, Joseph Ogba won the election, defeating APC candidate Julius Ucha and 12 other party candidates. Ogba pulled 62,452 votes, while APC candidate Ucha scored 46,672.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Joseph Ogba | 62,452 | ||
| APC | Julius Ucha | 46,672 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 112,249 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
Ebonyi North edit
A total of 11 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Sam Egwu won the election, defeating APC candidate Mathias Adum. Egwu pulled 80,711 votes while his closest rival Adum pulled 38,734.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Sam Egwu | 80,711 | ||
| APC | Mathias Adum | 38,734 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 120,869 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
References edit
- ^ Agwu, Chijoke. "PDP Wins Ebonyi South Senatorial Seat". Independent. Archived from the original on 2019-02-25.
- ^ "PDP sweeps all National Assembly seats in Ebonyi". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "PDP wins all nine national Assembly seats in Ebonyi". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "PDP sweeps all National Assembly seats in Ebonyi". Punch Newspapers. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-08-11.