2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State

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The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. George Thompson Sekibo representing Rivers East, Wilson Asinobi Ake representing Rivers West and Lee Maeba representing Rivers South East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Overview[]

Affiliation Party Total
PDP AC
Before Election 3
After Election 3 0 3

Summary[]

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Rivers East George Thompson Sekibo PDP
Rivers West Wilson Asinobi Ake PDP
Rivers South East Lee Maeba PDP

Results[]

Rivers East[]

The election was won by George Thompson Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP George Thompson Sekibo
Total votes
PDP hold

Rivers West[]

The election was won by Wilson Asinobi Ake of the Peoples Democratic Party.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Wilson Asinobi Ake
Total votes
PDP hold

Rivers South East[]

The election was won by Lee Maeba of the Peoples Democratic Party.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Lee Maeba
Total votes
PDP hold

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