2015 Nigerian Senate elections in Ebonyi State
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The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Ebonyi State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ebonyi State. Sam Egwu representing Ebonyi North, Joseph Ogba representing Ebonyi Central and Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South all won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.{{Cite web|date=2016-04-13|title=The 8th National Assembly and the rest of us|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/the-8th-national-assembly-and-the-rest-of-us/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2015-09-29|title=List of 83 senators who passed vote of confidence on Senate President, Saraki {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/190803-list-of-83-senators-who-passed-vote-of-confidence-on-senate-president-saraki.html|access-date=2021-08-14|language=en-GB}}
Overview
Summary
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! class="unsortable" |District ! class="unsortable" |Incumbent !Party ! class="unsortable" |Elected Senator !Party | |
| Ebonyi North
| | |PDP | |
| Ebonyi Central
| | | Joseph Ogba
|PDP |
| Ebonyi South
| | |PDP |
Results
= Ebonyi North =
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Sam Egwu won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Pius Ekuma and other party candidates.{{Cite web|title=FULL LIST OF MEMBERS OF 8TH SENATE|url=https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/List-of-Members-of-8th-Senate.pdf|url-status=live|website=placng.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421114500/https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/List-of-Members-of-8th-Senate.pdf |archive-date=April 21, 2021 }}{{Cite web|date=2015-04-02|title=With APC win, South East shuts self from Senate President, Speaker slots {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/180474-with-apc-win-south-east-shuts-self-from-senate-president-speaker-slots.html|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Meet the 8 female senators in 8th National Assembly - P.M. News|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/05/29/meet-the-8-female-senators-in-8th-national-assembly/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=pmnewsnigeria.com}}{{Cite web|date=2015-03-30|title=INEC releases some results of National Assembly election|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/inec-releases-results-national-assembly-election/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-10-04|title=8th Assembly introduced 2,166 bills, only 515 were passed—Report|url=https://www.icirnigeria.org/8th-assembly-introduced-2166-bills-only-515-were-passed-report/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=International Centre for Investigative Reporting|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Headliners|title=2015 Election Result: List of Elected Senators Across Nigeria – Nigeria News Headlines Today|url=https://www.newsheadlines.com.ng/nigeria-2015-election-report/2015/04/03/2015-election-result-list-of-elected-senators-across-nigeria/|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=FAAPA|title=8th National Assembly: The challenges and feats – FAAPA FR|url=http://www.faapa.info/blog/8th-national-assembly-the-challenges-and-feats/|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2015-06-08|title=Governance Institutions: Nigeria's 8th Senate » CPPA|url=http://cpparesearch.org/nu-en-pl/a-profile-of-nigerias-8th-senate/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=CPPA|language=en-US}}
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= Ebonyi Central =
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Joseph Ogba won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Anyigor Nwanchor and other party candidates.{{Cite web|title=IFES Election Guide {{!}} Elections: Nigeria Senate 2015|url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2543/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=www.electionguide.org}}{{Cite web|date=2016-04-13|title=Full List of Telephone Numbers Of The 109 Senators Of The National Assembly|url=http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/full-list-of-telephone-numbers-of-the-109-senators-of-the-national-assembly/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416144044/http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/full-list-of-telephone-numbers-of-the-109-senators-of-the-national-assembly/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 16, 2016|access-date=2021-08-31|website=LATEST NIGERIAN NEWS BREAKING HEADLINES NEWSPAPERS|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-06|title=20 Lawmakers Who Shaped the 8th Assembly|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/01/06/20-lawmakers-who-shaped-the-8th-assembly/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=admin|title=The 8th National Assembly – CISLAC Nigeria|url=https://www.cislac.org/2019/06/10/the-8th-national-assembly-from-a-critical-assessment/|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en-US|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831200219/https://www.cislac.org/2019/06/10/the-8th-national-assembly-from-a-critical-assessment/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=List of 2015 Elected Senators|url=https://inecnigeria.org/news-all/list-of-2015-elected-senators/|url-status=live|website=INEC Nigeria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615061151/https://www.inecnigeria.org/news-all/list-of-2015-elected-senators/ |archive-date=June 15, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Tersoo|first=Andrella|date=2018-02-21|title=Names of 109 senators in Nigeria: Current list of senators and the districts they represent|url=https://www.legit.ng/1153020-how-senators-nigeria.html|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Legit.ng - Nigeria news.|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2015-11-05|title=Bukola Saraki constitutes 65 committees for 109 senators|url=https://guardian.ng/lead-story/bukola-saraki-constitutes-65-committees-for-109-senators/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}
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= Ebonyi South =
Peoples Democratic Party candidate Sonni Ogbuoji won the election, defeating All Progressives Congress candidate John Arinze and other party candidates.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-18|title=Nigerian Women’s Scorecard In 2015 Polls|url=https://guardian.ng/features/nigerian-womens-scorecard-in-2015-polls/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2015-04-01|title=APC snatches Senate majority, ends PDP's 16-year rule {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/180468-apc-snatches-senate-majority-ends-pdps-16-year-rule.html|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2015-04-29|title=Why the PDP lost|url=https://newafricanmagazine.com/10768/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=New African Magazine}}{{Cite journal|last=Orji|first=Nkwachukwu|date=2015|title=The 2015 Nigerian General Elections|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24589148|journal=Africa Spectrum|volume=50|issue=2|pages=73–85|issn=0002-0397}}{{Cite web|title=LIST OF SENATORIAL CANDIDATES FOR 2015 ELECTION – Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room|url=https://situationroomng.org/list-of-senatorial-candidates-for-2015-election/|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=EveryPolitician: Nigeria - Senate - 8th National Assembly of Nigeria|url=https://everypolitician.org/nigeria/senate/term-table/8.html|access-date=2021-08-31|website=EveryPolitician}}{{Cite web|date=2015-05-15|title=APC's 'PhD victory' over PDP in the 8th assembly|url=https://www.thecable.ng/apcs-phd-victory-pdp-8th-assembly|access-date=2021-08-31|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-02-28|title=Prominent senators, governors who lost out in Senate race|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/analysis/316817-prominent-senators-governors-who-lost-out-in-senate-race.html|access-date=2021-08-31|language=en-GB}}
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