2023 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election

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2023 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
PDP

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Akwa Ibom State. Incumbent PDP Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.

Electoral system[]

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Primary elections[]

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023. An informal zoning gentlemen's agreement sets the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District to have the next governor as Akwa Ibom North-East has not held the governorship since 2007. While no major party has yet closed their primaries to non-Northeast candidates, nearly all potential candidates are from the North-East and it appears as if major parties are holding to the zoning agreement.[1][2]

APC[]

Potential[]

PDP[]

Potential[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Gausa, Kazeem. "Akwa Ibom 2023: Udom Emmanuel's dilemma over Inoyo, Umo Eno, Akan Udofia". Vanguard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Onuegbu, Chioma. "2023: I have no anointed governorship candidate – Akpabio". Vanguard. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Gov. Udom Throws Weight Behind Akanimo Udofia's Gubernatorial Ambition". ThisDay. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ Imukudo, Saviour. "APC rejects Akpabio as party leader in Akwa Ibom". Premium Times. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Utip, Udeme. "A'Ibom 2023: Aspirants Jostling to Succeed Gov Emmanuel". The Will Nigeria. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Anthony, Bassey. "Emmanuel: Battling with succession crisis". The Nation. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Sobechi, Leo. "Finalist governors faced with tricky succession plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2023: Buhari's aide indicates interest for A'Ibom governorship". The Nation. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  9. ^ Umoru, Henry. "Akwa Ibom 2023: Endorsement: It is too early, Senator Akpan". Vanguard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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