← 2011 11 April 2015 1,029,102 124,896 87.77 10.65 Start date April 11, 2015 | 11 April 2015 2019 → 124,896 10,142 10.65 0.86 | |
Winner Ezenwo Nyesom |
The election for Governor of Rivers State took place on 11 April 2015. People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike, who is a former Minister of State for Education defeated All Progressives Congress candidate Dakuku Peterside and Labour Party candidate Tonye Princewill.
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The Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State are elected on the same ticket.
PDP primary
People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike ran an effective campaign and was unopposed for the 8 December 2014 Primary. He won with 97.65 percent of the vote against four other opponents, including Lee Maeba, the senator for Rivers State South East constituency.
Candidates
Candidates
References
Rivers State gubernatorial election, 2015 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA