The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Abia State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent

Abia State Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...

Enyinnaya Abaribe Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe (born March 1, 1955) is a Nigerian politician who was elected to the Abia-South Senatorial District of Abia State in the Senate of Nigeria in April 2007. He holds the title Nwadiohanma Ngwa. Enyinnaya is an outspoken se ...

representing Abia South and

Theodore Orji Theodore Ahamefule Orji CON is a Nigerian politician who was governor of Abia State in southeast Nigeria from 2007 to 2015. He was formerly a career civil servant, and served as the Chief of Staff to Abia Governor Orji Uzor Kalu. Background ...

representing Abia Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Orji Uzor Kalu representing Abia North won on the platform of

All Progressives Congress 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 ...

Overview

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Results

Abia South

A total of 13 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. PDP candidate Enyinnaya Abaribe won the election, defeating APGA Chris Nkwota and 11 other party candidates. Abaribe pulled 53,086 votes, while APGA candidate Nkwota scored 27,998.

Abia Central

A total of 15 candidates registered with the

to contest in the election. PDP candidate and former governor of Abia state Theodore Orji won the election, defeating APC Nkechi Nwaogu and 13 other party candidates. Orji pulled 55,461 votes, while APC candidate Sen. Nkechi Nwaogu scored 29,860 and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate Chidi Ajaegbu scored 19,534 votes to clinch the third position.

Abia North

A total of 16 candidates registered with the

to contest in the election. APC candidate and former Governor of Abia state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu won the election, defeating PDP incumbent, Ohuabunwa. Kalu pulled 31,203 votes while his closest rival Mao Ohuabunwa pulled 20,801 votes and APGA candidate Chief David Ogba scored 11,410 votes

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