2015 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2015 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
Nominee1:Dave Umahi
After Election:Dave Umahi
Before Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Before Election:Martin Elechi
Popular Vote2:124,817
Party2:Labour Party (Nigeria)
Nominee2:Edward Nkwegu
Popular Vote1:289,867
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 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Ebonyi State.[1] [2] [3] Held on April 11, 2015, the People's Democratic Party nominee Dave Umahi won the election, defeating Edward Nkwegu of the Labour Party.[4] [5] [6]

PDP primary

The Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi defeated 7 other contestants to clinch the party ticket.[7] [8] [9] He won with 541 votes.[10] [11] [12] Other contestants in the primary were Paulinus Igwe Nwagu, Aja Nwachukwu, Offia Nwali, Paul Okorie, Hycinth Ikpo, Michael Ude Udumanta and Onyebuchi Chukwu, who was absent. 592 delegates voted in the election.[13] [14] [15]

Candidates

LP primary

Edward Nkwegu, CEO of Edon Group clinched the party ticket.[16] [17]

Other governorship aspirant and party

Results

A total of 9 candidates contested in the election.[18] [19] [20] Dave Umahi from the PDP won the election, defeating Edward Nkwegu from the LP.[21] [22] [23]

Aftermath

After the election, Edward Nkwegu from the Labour Party challenged the outcome of the election at the Ebonyi State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal. The LP candidate told the tribunal to cancel the elections on the ground that the election was marred by irregularities and substantial non compliance with the provisions of the electoral act and some provisions of the Nigerian constitution. Edward Nkwegu also said that the election was marred by corrupt practices and that Dave Umahi did not score majority of the lawful votes cast. The tribunal dismissed the petition for lack of merit and upheld the election of Dave Umahi.[24] [25] The case was taken to the Appeal court, sitting in Enugu State. Delivering the judgement, the Appeal court affirmed the election of the PDP candidate, Dave Umahi and dismissed the appeal of the LP candidate for being functionally useless and lacking in merit.[26] [27] The case was also taken to Supreme court. On the judgement day, the Supreme court dismissed the petition for lacking merit.[28] [29] [30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Igboanugo. Ada. 2015-04-12. LIVE: INEC announces results of Governorship elections ยป YNaija. 2021-05-27. YNaija. en-GB.
  2. News: 2015-04-13. Nigeria's APC win landslide over PDP in state polls. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-05-27.
  3. Web site: 2015-04-13. Elections: APC wins 19 states as PDP takes seven. 2021-05-27. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2015 Governors Election Results Summary and Analysis by States in Nigeria. 2021-05-01. whowin.com.ng. 2021-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430191210/https://whowin.com.ng/2015-governors-election-result.aspx. dead.
  5. Web site: Election Centre. 2021-05-01. nigeriaelections.stearsng.com.
  6. Web site: Nigeria. Time. 2015-08-30. Meet APC Governors. 2021-05-01. Time Nigeria Magazine. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2014-12-08. Update: PDP Governorship primaries. 2021-05-27. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  8. Web site: Jimi Agbaje, Ifeanyi Okowa, Nyesom Wike, Teslim Folarin Win PDP Governorship Primaries. 2021-05-27. onobello.com. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2015-05-17. PDP primaries nationwide reactions. 2021-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20150517110358/http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/23725-pdp-primaries. 2015-05-17.
  10. Web site: PDP governorship primaries: 8 ministers may quit in weeks. 2021-05-27. Daily Trust. en.
  11. Web site: 2014-12-14. Flawed Primaries, Aggrieved Aspirants Set To Dump PDP En masse. 2021-05-27. Sahara Reporters.
  12. Web site: 2014-12-09. Primaries chaos rocks PDP. 2021-05-27. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2014-12-08. 2015: Ebonyi Dep Gov emerge PDP guber candidate. 2021-05-24. Vanguard News. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2014-12-08. Umahi wins governorship primary in Ebonyi. 2021-05-24. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2014-12-09. Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi primaries marred by boycotts -. 2021-05-24. The NEWS.
  16. Web site: 2015-04-11. Umahi, Agbo, Nkwegu Battle To Succeed Elechi. 2021-05-24. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2015-03-07. Rough And Tumble Politics In Ebonyi, As Elechi Battles State With Abuja Politicians. 2021-05-24. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  18. Web site: Services. Compiled from Wire. 2015-04-13. Buhari's APC winning big in Nigeria governorship polls. 2021-05-24. Daily Sabah. en-US.
  19. Web site: 2015-04-15. List & faces of newly elected governors in Nigeria. 2021-05-24. Theinfong. en-US.
  20. Web site: Ugwuanyi. Sylvester. 2015-04-13. Detailed results from Saturday's governorship election. 2021-05-24. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Web site: 2015-04-27. After final whistle, it's APC 22 - 13 PDP. 2021-05-01. TheCable. en-US.
  24. Web site: 2015-07-16. Ebonyi tribunal: How Umahi won two rounds. 2021-05-24. Vanguard News. en-US.
  25. Web site: 2015-10-16. Tribunal upholds Governor David Umahi's election Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-05-24. en-GB.
  26. Web site: 2015-12-12. Ebonyi: Appeal Court Upholds Umahi Governorship Victory. 2021-05-24. Urhobo Today. en-US.
  27. Web site: 2015-12-11. Appeal court upholds Ebonyi governor's election Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-05-24. en-GB.
  28. Web site: Ebonyi Election Ruling: State Govt. Calls For Support From All Parties. 2021-05-24. Channels Television.
  29. Web site: Supreme Court Upholds Election Of Ebonyi State Governor, Umahi. 2021-05-24. Channels Television.
  30. Web site: The comprehensive database of African case law and legislation JUDY. 2021-05-24. www.judy.legal.

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