2015 Delta State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2015 Delta State gubernatorial election
Nominee1:Ifeanyi Okowa
After Election:Ifeanyi Okowa
Before Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Before Election:Emmanuel Uduaghan
Popular Vote2:130,028
Party2:Labour Party (Nigeria)
Nominee2:Great Ogboru
Popular Vote1:724,680
Party1:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Governor
Election Date:April 11, 2015
Next Year:2019
Next Election:2019
Previous Year:2011
Previous Election:2011
Ongoing:no
Type:presidential
After Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 2015 Delta State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Delta State.[1] [2] [3] Held on April 11, 2015, the People's Democratic Party nominee Ifeanyi Okowa won the election, defeating Great Ogboru of the LP.[4] [5] [6]

PDP primary

PDP candidate and a Senator, Ifeanyi Okowa defeated 17 other contestants to clinch the party ticket. He won with 406 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olorogun David Edevbie, who received 299 votes. Victor Ochei, former Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly received 185 votes, Ndudi Elumelu received 50 votes, Godsday Orubebe received 49 votes. Godswill Obielum received 22 votes.[7] [8] Sylvester Monye, Ovie Omo-Agege, Ngozi Olejeme and Sam Obi received 10 votes each. Peter Okocha received 6 votes.[7] [9] [10] Festus Okobor received 5 votes. Tony Obuh received 5 votes. Charles Emetulu received 4 votes. Gabriel Oyibode and Johnson Opone both received 3 votes each. Kenneth Gbagi received 2 votes. Mike Uwaka received 1 vote. The Deputy Governor of the state, Amos Utuamah withdrew from the primary.[11] [12] [13] 1,121 delegates was accredited. Amos Utuamah After the election, the outgoing Governor of the State Emmanuel Uduaghan urged the losers in the primaries to support the winner, Ifeanyi Okowa in the interest of the party.[14] [15] [16]

Candidates

LP primary

Twenty three governorship aspirants picked form to contest under the LP.[17] [18] [19] Eight aspirants returned their forms, three aspirants were disqualified and only five aspirants contested in the primaries. Four of the contestants later withdrew and adopted Great Ogboru as their consensus candidate.[20] [21] [22]

Candidates

Other governorship aspirant and party

Results

A total of 18 candidates contested in the election.[23] [24] [25] Ifeanyi Okowa from the PDP won the election, defeating Great Ogboru from the LP.[26] [27] [28]

Aftermath

After the election, Otega Emerhor from the All Progressives Congress challenged the outcome of the election at the Delta State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal.[29] [30] [31] The APC candidate told the tribunal to cancel the elections and order a fresh one. The tribunal dismissed the petition and upheld the election of Ifeanyi Okowa. Great Ogboru from the LP also challenged the outcome of the election at the Delta State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal.[32] [33] [34] The LP candidate with his petition marked EPT/DT/GOV/01/2019, told the tribunal that the winner and his party, the PDP were unduly credited with excess votes by the Independent National Electoral Commission and that there was multiple voting as well as voting without smart card reader accreditation.[35] [36] [37] The tribunal dismissed the petition for failing to prove the allegations of voting without accreditation, illegal allocation of unlawful votes and multiple voting.[38] [39] [40] The both cases by the APC and LP candidates was taken to the Appeal court. Delivering the judgement, the Appeal court affirmed the election of the PDP candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa and dismissed the appeal of the LP candidate for lacking in merit. The Appeal court also dismissed the appeal by the candidate of the APC and upheld the judgement of the tribunal.[41] [42] [43] The both cases was also taken to Supreme court. On the judgement day, the Supreme court dismissed both petitions and said it's as an abuse of court process.[44] [45] [46]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Nigeria. Time. 2015-08-30. Meet APC Governors. 2021-05-24. Time Nigeria Magazine. en-US.
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  5. Web site: 2015-04-15. List & faces of newly elected governors in Nigeria. 2021-05-24. Theinfong. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2015-07-25. APC sweeps gov polls: Wins 19 States and counting, PDP is finished… See results. . 2021-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725113258/http://www.osundefender.org/?p=237638 . 2015-07-25 .
  7. Web site: December 14, 2014 . PDP Governorship Primaries: A Harvest of Upsets, Protests . 2021-05-27 . PressReader.
  8. Web site: 2014-12-08. Update: PDP Governorship primaries. 2021-05-27. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2014-12-28. Tompolo's cousin picked as Delta PDP deputy governorship candidate. 2021-05-03. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US.
  10. Web site: THEWILL_. 2014-12-08. LIVE FROM ASABA: DELTA PDP GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY. 2021-05-03. en-US.
  11. Web site: Perishable. Intrigues At Delta Governorship Primary. 2021-05-03. tell.ng. en-US.
  12. Web site: 2014-12-20. Delta: Beyond Uduaghan's message of peace. 2021-05-03. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  13. Web site: December 17, 2014 . Against the Odds, Okowa Breasts the Tape . 2021-05-03 . PressReader.
  14. Web site: 2014-12-09. PDP Governorship Primaries: Ribadu, Folarin, Okowa, Agbaje, others win. 2021-05-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2014-12-09. Okowa's victory: The Inside story. 2021-05-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2014-12-08. Uduaghan Disgraced As Okowa Wins Delta PDP Gov. Primary. 2021-05-03. Sahara Reporters.
  17. Web site: 2014-11-30. Ogboru emerges LP governorship candidate for Delta -. 2021-05-03. The NEWS.
  18. Web site: 2014-03-17. Delta 2015: Ochei to team up with Ogboru, Labour Party -. 2021-05-03. The Eagle Online. en-US.
  19. Web site: March 4, 2015 . In Delta, Endorsement is the Name of the Game . 2021-05-03 . PressReader.
  20. Web site: pmnews. 2014-11-30. 2015: Ogboru emerges Labour guber candidate in Delta. 2021-05-03. P.M. News. en-US.
  21. Web site: Staff. Daily Post. 2014-11-30. 2015: Ogboru clinches LP gubernatorial ticket in Delta. 2021-05-03. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US.
  22. Web site: 2014-11-30. Delta 2015: Ogboru emerges Labour Party governorship candidate Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-05-03. en-GB.
  23. Web site: PDP's Okowa wins governorship election in Delta. 2021-05-03. Daily Trust. en.
  24. Web site: admin. 2015-04-13. Okowa wins governorship election in Delta. 2021-05-03. TheNiche. en-US.
  25. Web site: 2015-04-13. PDP's Ifeanyi Okowa wins governorship election in Delta Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-05-03. en-GB.
  26. Web site: 2015 Elections: A Time to Choose (3); Focus on Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa, Taraba, Oyo, Kano, By Olusegun Adeniyi. 2021-05-01. News Express Nigeria Website. en.
  27. Web site: Admins. 2015-04-13. Lalong,Ortom,Al-Makura Join Ganduje,Bagudu,Yari, Abu Lolo,Okowa As Winners Newsdiaryonline. 2021-05-01. Newsdiaryonline. en-US.
  28. Web site: Senator Okowa Wins Governorship Election In Delta. 2021-05-03. Channels Television.
  29. Web site: pmnews. 2015-08-13. Delta Guber Election: Appeal Court dismisses Okowa, PDP's petition. 2021-05-03. P.M. News. en-US.
  30. Web site: 2015-12-23. Delta Gubernatorial Case: Governor Okowa Moves To Influence New Panel Of Appellate Court. 2021-05-03. Sahara Reporters.
  31. Web site: 2015-12-24. Appeal Court Dismisses Ogboru's Appeal Against Okowa's Election. 2021-05-03. Sahara Reporters.
  32. Web site: 2015-10-26. Delta tribunal affirms Gov. Okowa's election -. 2021-05-03. The NEWS.
  33. Web site: 2015-10-26. Delta Tribunal upholds Governor's election. 2021-05-03. Pulse Nigeria. en.
  34. Web site: 2015-12-24. Appeal court upholds Okowa's election. 2021-05-03. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  35. Web site: 2015-10-26. Delta gov: Tribunal upholds Okowa's election. 2021-05-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  36. Web site: 2015-10-26. Delta Tribunal: Okowa, Emerhor to know fate today. 2021-05-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  37. Web site: 2015-10-27. How Okowa won at Delta elections petitions tribunal. 2021-05-03. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  38. Web site: Admin. Law Nigeria. 3PLR – EMERHOR V. OKOWA – Judgements. 2021-05-03. en-GB.
  39. Web site: Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Filed Against Delta, Yobe, Oyo Governors. 2021-05-03. Channels Television.
  40. Web site: 2016-02-02. Okowa wins again at Supreme Court; Ajimobi floors Ladoja -. 2021-05-03. The NEWS.
  41. Web site: 2016-02-03. Supreme Court upholds election of Ajimobi, Okowa, Gaidam. 2021-05-03. Pulse Nigeria. en.
  42. Web site: 2016-02-02. Supreme Court okays Ajimobi's, Okowa's elections. 2021-05-03. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  43. Web site: February 3, 2016 . Gaidam, Ajimobi, Okowa win at Supreme Court . 2021-05-03 . PressReader.
  44. Web site: 2016-02-02. Supreme Court upholds Govs Okowa, Gaidam, Ajimobi's elections. 2021-05-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  45. Web site: 2016-02-06. Onuesoke hails Okowa's victory at Supreme Court, says it was over due. 2021-05-03. Vanguard News. en-US.
  46. Web site: Live. PM NEWS. 2016-02-02. Breaking News: Supreme Court upholds Okowa, Ajimobi, Gaidam's elections. 2021-05-03. P.M. News. en-US.

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