2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State

The 2023 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Abia State was held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 House of Representatives members from Abia 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 House of Representatives and elections to the Senate; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

Overview

Affiliation	Party				Total

	PDP	APC	APGA	LP
Previous Election	5	2	1	0	8
Before Election	3	3	1	1	8
After Election	1	1	0	6	8

Summary

Constituency	Incumbent		Results
Constituency	Incumbent	Party	Status	Candidates
Aba North/Aba South	Chimaobi Ebisike	PDP	Incumbent renominated New member elected LP gain	▌Y Emeka Nnamani (LP)^[1] ▌Alex Mascot Ikwechegh (APGA)^[2]^[1] ▌Chimaobi Ebisike (PDP)^[3]^[1]
Arochukwu/Ohafia	Uko Nkole	PDP	Incumbent retired New member elected LP gain	▌Y Ibe Okwara-Osonwa (LP)^[1] ▌Daniel Chimezie Okeke (APC)^[4]^[1] ▌Okuji Oreh (APGA)^[1] ▌Ifeanyi Uchendu (PDP)^[5]^[1]
Bende	Benjamin Kalu	APC	Incumbent re-elected	▌Y Benjamin Kalu (APC)^[4]^[1] ▌Chibuisi Lazarus Mbakwe (APGA)^[1] ▌Nnenna Elendu Ukeje (PDP)^[1]
Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South	Darlington Nwokocha	LP^{[note 1]}	Incumbent retired New member elected LP hold	▌Y Ginger Obinna Onwusibe (LP)^[1] ▌Chijioke Ikpo (APC)^[6]^[1] ▌Magnus Emeka Akpuluo (APGA)^[1] ▌Anthony Chidi Agbazuere (PDP)^[7]^[1]
Isuikwuato/Umunneochi	Nkeiruka Onyejeocha	APC	Incumbent lost re-election New member elected LP gain	▌Y Amobi Ogah (LP)^[1] ▌Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC)^[1] ▌Onyinye Kay Rufus-Obi (APGA)^[1] ▌Loveth Nonye Ofoegbu (PDP)^[1]
Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma	Solomon Adaelu	APGA^{[note 2]}	Incumbent withdrew from primary^{[note 3]}^[8] Incumbent lost re-election under nomination of new party New member elected LP gain	▌Y Munachim Alozie (LP)^[1] ▌Timothy Charles Chidiebere (APC)^[1] ▌Solomon Adaelu (APGA)^[1] ▌Chinwendu Nwanganga (PDP)^[1]
Ukwa East/Ukwa West	Uzoma Nkem-Abonta	PDP	Incumbent retired New member elected PDP hold	▌Y Christian Nkwonta (PDP)^[1] ▌Adinigwe Nwoke (APGA)^[1]
Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano	Samuel Onuigbo	APC^{[note 4]}	Incumbent retired^[9] New member elected LP gain	▌Y Obinna Aguocha (LP)^[1] ▌Obilo Ogbonna (APC) ▌Ogbonna Abarikwu (APGA)^[1] ▌Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji (PDP)^[10]^[1]

Aba North/Aba South

The Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Aba North and Aba South. In 2019, Ossy Prestige (APGA) was elected to the seat with 54.4% of the vote but he died in February 2021.^[11] In the ensuing March 2021 by-election, Chimaobi Ebisike (PDP) was elected with 65.5% of the vote; he is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	APP	Christopher Igboko Okoroafor
	ADC	Chiamaka Peters
	APGA	Alex Mascot Ikwechegh
	LP	Emeka Nnamani
	NRM	Ude Ndukwe Egwu
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Jonah Mbah
	PDP	Chimaobi Ebisike
	SDP	Emeka Joseph Nwosu
	YPP	Maduabughichi Ahukanna
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Arochukwu/Ohafia

The Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Arochukwu and Ohafia. Incumbent Uko Nkole (PDP) was elected with 34.7% of the vote in 2019. Nkole opted not to seek re-election instead running for the Abia North senate seat; he came second in the PDP primary.

General election

Results

2023 Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	AA	Ndukwe Obuba Ndukwe
	APP	Prince Arua Arunsi
	ADC	Okereke Rosemerit Sunday
	APC	Chimezie Okeke
	APGA	Okuji Oreh
	APM	Dorothy Chinnaya Onwumere
	LP	Okwara Osonwa Ibe
	NRM	Boris John Olugu
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Fred Eke Idika
	PDP	Ifeanyi Uchendu
	SDP	Chigozie Omereonye
	YPP	Stephen Ukpai Ukwa
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Bende

2023 Bende Federal Constituency election

← 2019

25 February 2023

2027 →


Nominee	Benjamin Kalu	Chibuisi Lazarus Mbakwe	Nnenna Elendu Ukeje
Party	APC	APGA	PDP

Representative before election

Benjamin Kalu
APC

Elected Representative

Benjamin Kalu
All Progressive Congress (Nigeria)

The Bende Federal Constituency covers the local government area of Bende. Incumbent Benjamin Kalu (APC), who was elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Bende Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	APP	Samuel Okorie Kwubiri
	ADC	Kelechi Kalu
	APC	Benjamin Kalu
	APGA	Chibuisi Lazarus Mbakwe
	APM	N. Obioma Nelson James
	LP	Iheanyi Frank Chinasa
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Amaghuwa Anosike
	PDP	Nnenna Elendu Ukeje
	SDP	Ndubuisi Nwosu
	YPP	Chukwuemeka Mba Ogbonnaya
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South

2023 Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency election

← 2019

25 February 2023

2027 →


Nominee	Chijioke Ikpo	Magnus Emeka Akpuluo	Anthony Chidi Agbazuere
Party	APC	APGA	PDP


Nominee	Ginger Obinna Onwusibe
Party	LP

Representative before election

Darlington Nwokocha
LP

Elected Representative

Ginger Obinna Onwusibe
LP

The Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Isiala Ngwa North and Isiala Ngwa South. Incumbent Darlington Nwokocha (LP) was elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP. Nwokocha opted against running for re-election and decided to run for the Abia Central senate seat, defecting to the LP in June 2022 to become its senatorial nominee.

General election

Results

2023 Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	APP	Vincent Azu Alilionwu
	ADC	Michael Chinyere
	APC	Chijioke Ikpo
	APGA	Magnus Emeka Akpuluo
	APM	Uchenna Davidson Uzoechi
	LP	Ginger Obinna Onwusibe
	NRM	Uche Buz Erondu
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Kelechi Madugba
	PRP	Onyecherelam Obioma Ogwuma
	PDP	Anthony Chidi Agbazuere
	SDP	Chukwudi Nkwachukwere Stanley Nwaokike
	YPP	Michael Lucky Nwogu
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Isuikwuato/Umunneochi

2023 Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency election

← 2019

25 February 2023

2027 →


Nominee	Nkeiruka Onyejeocha	Onyinye Kay Rufus-Obi	Loveth Nonye Ofoegbu
Party	APC	APGA	PDP


Nominee	Amobi Ogah
Party	LP

Representative before election

Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
APC

Elected Representative

Amobi Ogah
LP

The Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Isuikwuato and Umu-Nneochi. Incumbent Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (APC), who was elected with 52.2% of the vote in 2019, is seeking re-election.

General election

Results

2023 Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	APP	Lilian Chinasa Obenwa
	ADC	Favour Nzeacnoche
	APC	Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
	APGA	Onyinye Kay Rufus-Obi
	LP	Amobi Ogah
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Ugochukwu Brown Ugba
	PDP	Loveth Nonye Ofoegbu
	SDP	Ikechukwu Ikemefula Ochuba
	YPP	Charles Ugochukwu Onu
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma

2023 Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency election

← 2019

25 February 2023

2027 →


Nominee	Timothy Charles Chidiebere	Solomon Adaelu
Party	APC	APGA


Nominee	Munachim Alozie	Chinwendu Nwanganga
Party	LP	PDP

Representative before election

Solomon Adaelu
APGA

Elected Representative

Munachim Alozie
LP

The Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Obingwa, Osisioma Ngwa, and Ugwunagbo. Incumbent Solomon Adaelu (APGA) was elected with 76.5% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP. Adaelu originally sought re-election in the PDP but withdrew from the primary before defecting to APGA in May 2022 and obtaining its nomination.^[12]

General election

Results

2023 Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	APP	Paul Sunny-Daniel Uwandu
	ADC	Uzoamaka Emerole
	APC	Timothy Charles Chidiebere
	APGA	Solomon Adaelu
	LP	Munachim Alozie
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Desmond Obinna Iherie
	PDP	Chinwendu Nwanganga
	SDP	John Irokwe
	YPP	Michael Ibe Nwoke
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Ukwa East/Ukwa West

2023 Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency election

← 2019

25 February 2023

2027 →


Nominee	Nnadozie Okpokiri	Adinigwe Nwoke	Christian Nkwonta
Party	APC	APGA	PDP

Representative before election

Uzoma Nkem-Abonta
PDP

Elected Representative

Christian Nkwonta
PDP

The Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Ukwa East and Ukwa West. Incumbent Uzoma Nkem-Abonta (PDP), who was elected with 43.4% of the vote in 2019, decided to run for senator for Abia South instead of seeking re-election; he later withdrew from the senatorial primary.

General election

Results

2023 Ukwa East/Ukwa West Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	APP	Uzoma Sylvanus Nwaji
	ADC	Lawson Akpulonu
	APC	Nnadozie Okpokiri
	APGA	Adinigwe Nwoke
	LP	Irene Agwabunma Stanley
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Okechukwu Chinedu Nwokeocha
	PRP	Eze Lucky Nwoloki
	PDP	Christian Nkwonta
	SDP	Samuel Amaechi
	YPP	Benson Bright Ogolo
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano

2023 Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency election

← 2019

25 February 2023

2027 →


Nominee	Obilo Ogbonna	Ogbonna Abarikwu	Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji
Party	APC	APGA	PDP


Nominee	Obinna Aguocha
Party	LP

Representative before election

Samuel Onuigbo
APC

Elected Representative

Obinna Aguocha
LP

The Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency covers the local government areas of Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South. Incumbent Samuel Onuigbo (APC) was elected with 46.0% of the vote in 2019 as a member of the PDP; he decamped to the APC in December 2020.^[13] Onuigbo decided not to seek re-election, instead opting to run for senator for Abia Central.

General election

Results

2023 Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency election
Party		Candidate	%
	AA	Susan Okorie-Ejikeme
	APP	Nnamdi Ogbuagu
	ADC	Lawrence Nwosu Obinna
	APC	Obilo Ogbonna
	APGA	Ogbonna Abarikwu
	APM	Obiajunwa Emmanuel Ijebuonwu
	LP	Obinna Aguocha
	NRM	Ekperechi Christian Ibekwe
	New Nigeria Peoples Party	Patience Ularinma Okorie
	PDP	Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji
	SDP	Ikemefula Ogbuehi
	YPP	Friday Chimobi Ogbundiogu
Total votes			100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			N/A
Turnout

Notes

^ This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP during their term.
^ This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to APGA during their term.
^ House member defected to new party after withdrawing from or losing their former party's primary.
^ This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Adenekan, Samson. "Download: Full List of 2023 Presidential, Vice Presidential, NASS candidates". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Renowned Philanthropist, Alex Ikwechegh Wins APGA Ticket for Aba North/South House of Representatives Seat". 9NewsNG. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Nwabuko, Chibuike (31 March 2022). "2023: PDP Stakeholders in Aba North/Aba South federal constituency purchase nomination form for Hon. Chimaobi Ebisike". Sundiata Post. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Udeh, Kenneth (27 May 2022). "Abia-North: Ben Kalu, Daniel Okeke secure APC Reps tickets". The Sun. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ "Abia Deputy Speaker, Ifeanyi Uchendu Secures PDP's Ticket For Reps". ABN TV. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ Ojetobor, Thelma (28 May 2022). "2023: Chief Chijioke Ikpo Wins APC Isiala Ngwa Federal Constituency Primary Election". Oasis Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ Olu, Tayo (22 May 2022). "JUST IN: Prof Agbazuere, Ex-Abia Chief Of Staff, Wins PDP Ticket For Isiala-Ngwa North/South Federal Constituency". The Whistler. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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^ "NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM THE FORTHCOMING SHAM AND ILLEGAL PRIMARIES OF THE PDP IN ABIA STATE". Facebook. Hon Engr Solomon EO Adaelu - MNSE, Mnsche. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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[fnPDPtoLP-6] This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP during their term.

[9] This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to APGA during their term.

[10] House member defected to new party after withdrawing from or losing their former party's primary.

[fnPDPtoAPC-12] This House member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

[2023_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives_election_INEC_Sept._final_nominee_list-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa Adenekan, Samson. "Download: Full List of 2023 Presidential, Vice Presidential, NASS candidates". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[2] "Renowned Philanthropist, Alex Ikwechegh Wins APGA Ticket for Aba North/South House of Representatives Seat". 9NewsNG. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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[5] "Abia Deputy Speaker, Ifeanyi Uchendu Secures PDP's Ticket For Reps". ABN TV. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[7] Ojetobor, Thelma (28 May 2022). "2023: Chief Chijioke Ikpo Wins APC Isiala Ngwa Federal Constituency Primary Election". Oasis Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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Overview

Summary

Aba North/Aba South

General election

Results

Arochukwu/Ohafia

General election

Results

Bende

General election

Results

Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South

General election

Results

Isuikwuato/Umunneochi

General election

Results

Obingwa/Ugwunagbo/Osisioma

General election

Results

Ukwa East/Ukwa West

General election

Results

Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano

General election

Results

See also

Notes

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