2007 Nigerian Senate elections in Rivers State

The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State was held on 21 April 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Rivers State. George Thompson Sekibo representing Rivers East, Wilson Asinobi Ake representing Rivers West and Lee Maeba representing Rivers South East all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Overview
Affiliation Party Total
PDP AC
Before Election 3
After Election 3 0 3

Summary
District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Rivers East George Thompson Sekibo PDP
Rivers West Wilson Asinobi Ake PDP
Rivers South East Lee Maeba PDP

Results

Rivers East

The election was won by George Thompson Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP George Thompson Sekibo
Total votes
PDP hold

Rivers West

The election was won by Wilson Asinobi Ake of the Peoples Democratic Party.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Wilson Asinobi Ake
Total votes
PDP hold

Rivers South East

The election was won by Lee Maeba of the Peoples Democratic Party.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

2007 Nigerian Senate election in Rivers State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Lee Maeba
Total votes
PDP hold

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