2023 Abia State elections
# 2023 Abia State elections

Abia State elections in 2023 will be on 25 February, 11 March, and 28 April 2023. As a part of the nationwide election, the state will vote for President and Vice President on 25 February. Additionally, there will also be elections on the same day for the Senate and the House of Representatives. On 11 March, the election for Governor of Abia State will be held alongside elections to the state House of Assembly. Local government elections are scheduled for 28 April.

## Federal elections

### Presidential election

Abia State will vote for President of Nigeria alongside the Senate and House of Representatives elections on 25 February 2023.

### National Assembly elections

**Senate elections**

All 3 Abia State seats in the Senate of Nigeria will be up for election alongside the presidential and House of Representatives elections on 25 February 2023.

| District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| District | Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates |
| Abia Central | Theodore Orji | PDP | Incumbent retired New member elected LP gain | ▌Y Darlington Nwokocha (LP) ▌Sam Onuigbo (APC) ▌Ahamdi Emmanuel Nweke (APGA) ▌Augustine Akobundu (PDP) |
| Abia North | Orji Uzor Kalu | APC | Incumbent re-elected | ▌Y Orji Uzor Kalu (APC) ▌Carol Dike-Okorafor (APGA) ▌Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP) |
| Abia South | Enyinnaya Abaribe | APGA | Incumbent re-elected | ▌Y Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA) ▌Blessing Nwagba (APC) ▌Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP) |

**House of Representatives elections**

All 8 Abia State seats in the House of Representatives of Nigeria will be up for election alongside the presidential and Senate elections on 25 February 2023.

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

## State elections

### Gubernatorial election

Incumbent PDP Governor Okezie Ikpeazu was re-elected to a second term in 2019 with 60.26% of the vote. He will be term-limited in 2023 and cannot seek re-election for a third term.

For the APC, two parallel primaries were held with one faction holding an indirect primary at the Chidiebere Arena while the other faction held a direct primary (citing a national APC directive for a direct primary in Abia) that carried on into the next day. After both primaries were peacefully held, the Chidiebere Arena primary ended in economist Ikechi Emenike winning by a wide margin while the direct primary resulted in a victory for former minister Uche Ogah. INEC recognised Emenike as the legitimate nominee in July 2022 after a court ruled in his favour.

In the APGA primary, Gregory Ibe (an academic administrator) defeated his three opponents with around 54% of the delegates' votes. While the party accepted his nomination, second runner-up Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma rejected the results.

### House of Assembly elections

All 24 seats in the Abia State House of Assembly will be up for election alongside the gubernatorial elections on 11 March 2023.

| Affiliation | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Affiliation | PDP | APC | APGA | LP | Vacant | Total |
| Previous Election | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Before Election | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| After Election | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 24 |

## Local elections

The Abia State Independent Electoral Commission called local elections for 28 April.

