The 2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred
in Nigeria on April 11, 2015, the
PDP nominee
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (born 11 July 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is currently the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, in office since 29 May 2015. He contested for the office of governor in the April 2015 elections on the platform of People's ...
won the election, defeating Umana Umana of the
APC.
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (born 11 July 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is currently the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, in office since 29 May 2015. He contested for the office of governor in the April 2015 elections on the platform of People's ...
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.
Umana Umana was the PDP candidate with Ben Ukpong as his running mate. 14 candidates contested in the election.
Electoral system
The
Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the
plurality voting system.
Primary election
PDP primary
The PDP
primary election was held on December 8, 2014.
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (born 11 July 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is currently the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, in office since 29 May 2015. He contested for the office of governor in the April 2015 elections on the platform of People's ...
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.
APC primary
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.
Results
A total number of 14 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established in 1998 and is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria.
History
Regulation and administration of elections
The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...
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.
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Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
2015