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Rivers State gubernatorial election, 2015

Rivers State gubernatorial election, 2015
← 2011 11 April 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Ezenwo Wike Dakuku Peterside Tonye Princewill
Party PDP All Progressives Congress Labour Party
Running mate Ipalibo Banigo Okorie Asita Ken Saronwiyo
Popular vote 1,029,102 124,896 10,142
Percentage 87.77 10.65 0.86

Governor before election

Chibuike Amaechi
All Progressives Congress

Elected Governor

Ezenwo Wike
People's Democratic Party


Chibuike Amaechi
All Progressives Congress

Ezenwo Wike
People's Democratic Party

The Rivers State gubernatorial election took place on 11 April 2015 to determine the Governor for Rivers State. People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike, who is a former Minister of State for Education defeated All Progressives Congress candidate Dakuku Peterside and Labour Party candidate Tonye Princewill.

The Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State are elected on the same ticket.

People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike ran an effective campaign and was unopposed for the 8 December 2014 Primary. He won with 97.65 percent of the vote against four other opponents, including Lee Maeba, the senator for Rivers State South East constituency.


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