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General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate. The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February, but the Electoral Commission postponed the vote by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time.
Nyesom Wike. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON (born 13 December 1967) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory since 2023. [1] He previously served as the Governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023. He is an Ikwerre man from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State ...
10-11: 2019 Kaduna State massacre. 2019 Nigerian general election was on 16 February 2019 to elect the President and the National Assembly. [1] [2] They were the sixth quadrennial elections since the end of military rule in 1999. Presidential primaries are likely to be held during the last six months of 2018.
The 2019 governorship and state house of assembly election was earlier scheduled for 2 March 2019 was rescheduled for Saturday, 9 March 2019. With two major political parties; All Progressives Congress (APC) and People's Democratic Party fielding candidates in the elections across various states except Rivers where a court order prohibits The ...
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Delta State held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Delta State. James Manager Ebiowou representing Delta North, Nwaoboshi Peter Onyeluka representing Delta South both won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party, while Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
Elections. 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, [6] [7] [8] the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari [7 ...
The 2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019, the APC nominee Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya won the election, defeating Usman Bayero Nafada of the PDP. [1] [2] Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 859 votes and defeating his closest rival, Mohammed Jibrin Barde who received 463 votes ...
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room is a coalition of over 70 civil society organisations that monitor Nigeria's electoral process and elections across the country. Situation Room undertakes regular analysis and dissemination of information on major developments and events relating to the conduct of elections in Nigeria. [2]