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Politically, Benue's 2019 elections were categorized as a swing back towards the PDP in the aftermath of Ortom's 2018 defection back to the party. On the federal level, PDP nominee Atiku Abubakar narrowly won the state after Buhari had won it in 2015; legislatively, the PDP swept all three Senate seats and won seven House of Representatives seats.
PDP incumbent running for re-election. The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Benue State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Benue State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and ...
PDP. APGA. LP. NNPP. The current party affiliation of the 36 state governors is: 20 All Progressive Congress (APC) 13 People's Democratic Party (PDP) 1 All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) 1 Labour Party (LP)
George Akume ((Listen ⓘ); born 27 December 1953) is a Nigerian politician who is the 21st and current Secretary to the Government of the Federation. [1] He served as Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2019 to 2023, during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. [2] He was the Senator representing Benue ...
The 2019 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Samuel Ortom won re-election for a second term, defeating APC Emmanuel Jime and several minor party candidates. [1] [2] Samuel Ortom emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,210 votes and defeating his closest rival, John Tondo, who received ...
PDP: Benue South: 2019–till date Senator: Gabriel Suswam: PDP: Benue North-East: 2015–till date Senator: Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev: PDP: Benue North-West: 2019–till date Representative: Godday Odagboyi Samuel: PDP: Apa/Aguta 2019–till date Representative: Robert Aondona Tyough: PDP: Kwande/Ushongo 2019–till date Representative: Dorathy ...
TBD. The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Benue 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 ...
List of governors of Benue State. The governor of Benue state leads the executive branch. He appoints heads of the state ministries. He is also the chief security officer of the state. The current governor is Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. This is a list of administrators and governors of Benue State. Benue State of Nigeria was formed on 03 February ...