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Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election 2023

Official INEC results — Umo Eno (PDP) declared winner with 504,141 votes.

● Declared
PA
🏆 Governor-Elect
Pastor Umo Eno
PDP — Peoples Democratic Party
504,141
Votes
72.2%
Vote Share
310,004
Win Margin

📊 Election Summary

Akwa Ibom State 2023 — Governorship
698,278
Total Votes Cast
2
Candidates
31
Total LGAs
18 Mar
Election Date

🗳 Full Results — All Candidates

Ordered by votes · Source: INEC
⚠️ Context: Umo Eno won with 53.98%. APC had no gubernatorial candidate after INEC failed to recognise their nominee. Incumbent Udom Emmanuel term-limited.
# Candidate Party Votes % Vote Share
1
Pastor Umo Eno 🏆
PDP
Peoples Democratic Party
504,141 72.2%
2
Bassey Albert Akpan
YPP
Young Progressives Party
194,137 27.8%
📋 Returning Officer: Prof. Ikpe Etim (VC, University of Uyo)  ·  Declared: March 21, 2023  ·  Source ↗
⏱ Next Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election — March 1, 2027
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Years
6
Months
22
Days

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

10 questions
Umo Eno of the PDP won the 2023 Akwa Ibom State governorship election with 504,141 votes, as declared by INEC on March 21, 2023.
In the 2023 Akwa Ibom State governorship election: Pastor Umo Eno (PDP) — 504,141 votes; Bassey Albert Akpan (YPP) — 194,137 votes. Total votes cast: 698,278.
Umo Eno of PDP scored 504,141 votes in the 2023 Akwa Ibom governorship election, beating Bassey Albert Akpan of YPP who got 194,137 votes. The margin of victory was 310,004 votes.
Umo Eno won 0 out of 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, while Bassey Albert Akpan won 30 LGAs. Akwa Ibom State has 31 LGAs in total.
The PDP won the Akwa Ibom State 2023 governorship election. Umo Eno of the PDP was declared governor-elect by INEC.
698,278 total votes were cast in the 2023 Akwa Ibom State governorship election.
The Akwa Ibom State 2023 governorship election result was declared by Prof. Ikpe Etim (VC, University of Uyo), the INEC Returning Officer for Akwa Ibom State.
Umo Eno won with 53.98%. APC had no gubernatorial candidate after INEC failed to recognise their nominee. Incumbent Udom Emmanuel term-limited.
The next Akwa Ibom State governorship election is expected on March 1, 2027 — in 202 days from now, based on Nigeria's four-year election cycle.
The Akwa Ibom State 2023 governorship election result declared by INEC stands as Declared. No active tribunal challenge is recorded.