2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

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2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Dave Umahi
APC

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Ebonyi State. Incumbent APC Governor Dave Umahi 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 Ebonyi 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 to have the next governor as Ebonyi North has not held the governorship since 2007. However, some groups such as the Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora claimed that as one full rotation of districts would be complete in 2023, further zoning was unnecessary.[1][2][3] On the other hand, some leaders in the Izzi subgroup of the Igbo people claim that not only should the governorship be zoned to Ebonyi North, it should go to the Izzi as former Governor Sam Egwu was from a non-Izzi area of Ebonyi North. Meanwhile, some leaders in the Ezaa subgroup of the Igbo people called for their group to hold the governorship as the Ezaa are one of the largest subgroups in the state.[4]

APC[]

Potential[]

  • Elias Mbam, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission[4][5][6]
  • Edward Nkwegu, Chairman of Ebonyi State Extended Special Public Works Programme of the Federal Government, 2015 LP gubernatorial nominee, and 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate[4][5]
  • Augustine Nwankwegu, former State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice[6]
  • Bernard Odoh, former SSG and 2019 APC gubernatorial candidate[4][6][5]
  • Godwin Ogbaga, former Minister of State for Power and Steel[6]
  • Sonni Ogbuoji, former Ebonyi South Senator and 2019 APC gubernatorial nominee
  • Julius Ucha, former Ebonyi Central Senator, former House of Assembly Speaker, and member of the National Assembly Service Commission[4][6][5]
  • Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government[5]

PDP[]

In late September 2021, State PDP Chairman Fred Udeogu announced that the state party had zoned its gubernatorial nomination to the "Abakaliki bloc" (the North and Central Senatorial Districts).[7]

Potential[]

  • Edwin Anayo, House of Representatives member for Ezza North/Ishielu [4][6][5]
  • Fidelis Nwankwo, former Minister of State for Health[4][5]
  • Chukwuma Nwandiugo, former Commissioner for Works and Transport[5]
  • Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, House of Assembly Speaker and House of Assembly member for Izzi West[4][6]
  • Joseph Ogba, incumbent Ebonyi Central Senator[4][6]
  • Sylvester Ogbaga, House of Representatives member for Abakaliki/Izzi and former Abakaliki LGA Chairman[4][6][5]
  • Chris Usulor, House of Assembly member for Ezza South and son of former Ebonyi Central Senator Vincent Obasi Usulor[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2023: Zoning won't count in Ebonyi, indigenes declare". Vanguard. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ Ugwu, Romanus; Agwu, Chijioke. "2023 guber: Ebonyi indigenes kick against zoning". Sun News Online. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ Okutu, Peter. "2023 Guber election: Planned exclusion of Ebonyi South zone is illogical, oppressive — Ebonyi youths". Vanguard. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Agwu, Chijioke. "2023: Two Ebonyi clans square up for guber contest". Sun News Online. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sobechi, Leo. "Finalist governors faced with tricky succession plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ignatius, Monday. "Unveiling Major Contenders Ahead Ebonyi 2023". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ Okutu, Peter. "2023: Ebonyi PDP zones gov'ship to Abakaliki bloc, holds Congress on 2nd October". Vanguard. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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