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The 2023 Benue State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Benue State, concurrent with elections to the Benue State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. [1][2] The election — which was postponed from its original 11 ...
David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark GCON ((listen ⓘ); born 8 April 1948) [1][2] is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general and politician. [3] He served as the 12th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2007 to 2015 [4] and was the Senator for Benue South senatorial district from 1999 to 2019. [5] He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party ...
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 ...
Iyorchia Ayu. Iyorchia Ayu (born 15 November 1952) is a Nigerian politician; he is the current Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee. [1] A former Nigerian Senator, he served as the 5th president of the Nigerian Senate in the Nigerian Third Republic (1992–1993). [2]
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 ...
Born. (1964-11-15) 15 November 1964 (age 59) Anyiin, Logo LGA of Benue State. Education. University of Lagos. Gabriel Torwua Suswam (born 15 November 1964) is a Nigerian politician and former Governor of Benue State. [1] He is a Senator Representing Benue North-East Senatorial district of the 9th assembly, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Benue State, which is located in the North Central region of Nigeria, has a total population of 4,253,641 in the 2006 census, with an average population density of 99 persons per km 2. This makes Benue the 9th most populous state in Nigeria. However, the distribution of the population according to Local government areas shows marked duality. [12]
Peoples Democratic Party. The People's Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, [3] along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress. [4][3][5] Its policies generally lie towards the centre-right of the political spectrum. [2] It won every presidential election between 1999 and 2011.