| Election Name: | 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Rivers State |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Nigerian general election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Nigerian presidential election in Rivers State |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Election Date: | 25 February 2023 |
| Registered: | 3,537,190 |
| Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
| Home State1: | Lagos |
| Party2: | Labour Party (Nigeria) |
| Home State2: | Anambra |
| Party4: | New Nigeria Peoples Party |
| Home State4: | Kano |
| Party5: | Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
| Home State5: | Adamawa |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Rivers State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria.[1] Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Rivers State is a highly populated, diverse state in the South South with major oil and natural gas reserves along with industrial centres. Despite its vast oil revenues, the state has several major issues with pirates and illegal oil bunkering gangs in riverine areas while urban areas have overcrowding and intense environmental pollution.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The 2019 Rivers elections were a continuation of the state PDP's control as the state APC's inability to hold valid primaries led to its disqualification by a court. PDP presidential nominee Atiku Abubakar won the state by 50% and the party gained all three senate seats while also sweeping the House of Representatives elections. On the state level, the PDP also retained its House of Assembly majority and incumbent Governor Nyesom Wike won the gubernatorial election by a wide margin.
| Polling organisation/client | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Others | Undecided | Undisclosed | Not voting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinubu APC | Obi LP | Kwankwaso NNPP | Abubakar PDP | ||||||||
| BantuPage | December 2022 | N/A | 2% | 88% | 2% | 3% | – | 2% | 2% | 0% | |
| Nextier (Rivers crosstabs of national poll) | 27 January 2023 | N/A | 7.7% | 77.8% | 0.9% | 11.1% | – | 2.6% | – | – | |
| SBM Intelligence for EiE (Rivers crosstabs of national poll) | 22 January-6 February 2023 | N/A | 9% | 65% | 1% | 18% | 6% | 2% | – | – | |
| Source | Projection | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [6] | Likely Obi | 24 February 2023 | |
| Dataphyte[7] | |||
| Tinubu: | 14.49% | 11 February 2023 | |
| Obi: | 62.46% | ||
| Abubakar: | 19.27% | ||
| Others: | 3.83% | ||
| Enough is Enough- | Obi | 17 February 2023 | |
| SBM Intelligence[8] | Abubakar | 15 December 2022 | |
| ThisDay[9] | |||
| Tinubu: | 10% | 27 December 2022 | |
| Obi: | 35% | ||
| Kwankwaso: | – | ||
| Abubakar: | 15% | ||
| Others/Undecided: | 40% | ||
| Battleground | 12-19 February 2023 | ||
The results of the election by senatorial district.
| Senatorial District | Bola Tinubu APC | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Peter Obi LP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Others | Total valid votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Rivers East Senatorial District | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Rivers South East Senatorial District | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Rivers West Senatorial District | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Totals | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
The results of the election by federal constituency.
| Federal Constituency | Bola Tinubu APC | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Peter Obi LP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Others | Total valid votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Abua/Odua/Ahoada East Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Ahoada West/Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Akuku Toru/Asari Toru Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Eleme/Oyigbo/Tai Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Okrika/Ogu/Bolo Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Port Harcourt I Federal Constituency and Port Harcourt II Federal Constituency | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
| Totals | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | |
The results of the election by local government area.
| Local government area | Bola Tinubu APC | Atiku Abubakar PDP | Peter Obi LP | Rabiu Kwankwaso NNPP | Others | Total valid votes | Turnout (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Abua–Odual | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Ahoada East | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Ahoada West | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Akuku-Toru | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Andoni | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Asari-Toru | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Bonny | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Degema | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Eleme | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Emohua | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Etche | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Gokana | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Ikwerre | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Khana | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Obio-Akpor | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Ogu–Bolo | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Okrika | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Omuma | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Opobo–Nkoro | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Oyigbo | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Port Harcourt | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Tai | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |
| Totals | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | TBD | % | |