1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe representing Rivers West, Adawari Pepple representing Rivers South-East and John Azuta-Mbata representing Rivers East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | AD | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers West | Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe | PDP | ||||
| Rivers South-East | Adawari Pepple | PDP | ||||
| Rivers East | John Azuta-Mbata | PDP | ||||
Results
[edit]Rivers West
[edit]The election was won by Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Ibiapuye Martyns-Yellowe | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Rivers South-East
[edit]The election was won by Adawari Pepple of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Adawari Pepple | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Rivers East
[edit]The election was won by John Azuta-Mbata of the Peoples Democratic Party.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | John Azuta-Mbata | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-22.