2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election
The 2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Enugu State. Incumbent PDP Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.
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Electoral system
The Governor of Enugu 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 Enugu East Senatorial District to have the next governor as Enugu East has not held the governorship since 2007.[1][2]
APC
On June 2021, Enugu APC Chairman Ben Nwoye announced that the party had zoned their nomination to Enugu East Senatorial District.
Potential
- Ayogu Eze, former Enugu North Senator and 2019 APC gubernatorial nominee
PDP
A 2013 Enugu PDP internal party resolution that resurfaced in August 2021 enshrined zoning for the 2015 election and thus adding to the claims of the pro-2023 zoning to Enugu East camp.[3]
Declared
- Patrick Asadu, House of Representatives member for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South
- Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, Commissioner and former House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo
- Ike Ekweremadu, Enugu West Senator and former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate[4][5][6][7]
- Bartholomew Nnaji, former Minister of Power
- Gilbert Nnaji, former Enugu East Senator
- Frank Nweke, former Minister of Information and Communications
- Alex Obiechina, 2011 PDP gubernatorial candidate
- Chinyeaka Ohaa, former Federal Permanent Secretary[6]
- Edward Uchenna Ubosi, House of Assembly Speaker and House of Assembly member for Enugu East Urban
References
- "It's our turn to produce governor in 2023, Enugu Speaker, Nwobodo, APC Chairman, other Enugu East people tell Ugwuanyi". Vanguard. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Nwokedi, Nnamdi. "Enugu 2023: The debate beyond zoning". The Cable. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- Agbo, Dennis. "2023: Classified document knocks Ekweremadu off Enugu guber race". Vanguard. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- Agbo, Osmund. "Enugu 2023 and Ekweremadu's Homecoming, By Osmund Agbo". Premium Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- Ilozue, Chukwujekwu. "Enugu 2023: Group Positions Ekweremadu For Governorship". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- Sobechi, Leo. "Enugu 2023: Ekweremadu and looming godfather confrontations". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- Sobechi, Leo. "Finalist governors faced with tricky succession plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2021.