# 2023 Abia State House of Assembly election

The 2023 Abia State House of Assembly election was take place on 18 March 2023, to elect members of the Abia State House of Assembly. The election was held concurrent with the state gubernatorial election as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. It was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.

## Electoral system

The members of state Houses of Assembly are elected using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.

## Background

In the previous House of Assembly elections, the PDP won a sizeable majority that elected Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji (PDP-Umuahia Central) as Speaker. In other Abia elections, incumbent PDP Governor Okezie Ikpeazu won in a landslide but federal elections were closer as the PDP lost ground by only winning seven House of Representatives seats and two Senate seats compared to all nine House seats and all three Senate seats in 2015. For the presidency, Abia was easily won by PDP nominee Atiku Abubakar with about 68% but still swung towards the APC and had strikingly low turnout.
During the term, a number of defections shifting the main opposition position from APGA to the APC with Chijioke Chukwu (APC-Bende North) becoming Minority Leader in June 2021. Other key events included corruption investigations into Orji and his brief arrest by the EFCC, the formal reprimand of Chukwu for his criticism of Ikpeazu, a court judgement barring MHA Obinna Ichita (APGA-Aba South) from "defamatory statements", an aborted attempt to impeach the Deputy Speaker and Majority Leader, and the resignation of Majority Chief Whip Munachim Alozie (Ugwunagbo) to join the Labour Party.

## Overview

| Affiliation | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party | Total |
| Affiliation | PDP | APC | APGA | LP | Vacant | Total |
| Previous Election | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Before Election | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| After Election | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 24 |

## Summary

| Constituency | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Results |
| Constituency | Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates |
| Aba Central | Abraham Oba | PDP | Incumbent nominated | ▌Jane Ogbauta (APC) ▌Matthew Uchechukwu Okorie (APGA) ▌Abraham Oba (PDP) |
| Aba North | Aaron Uzodike | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Sampson Uba Omenazu (APC) ▌Charles Chukwundiegwu Atata (APGA) ▌Aaron Uzodike (PDP) |
| Aba South | Obinna Ichita | APGA | Incumbent retiring | ▌Nnabugwu Chimezie Ujoumunna (APC) ▌Ugbor Chukwunonye (APGA) ▌Prince Nwigwe (PDP) |
| Arochukwu | Onyekwere Mike Ukoha | APC | Incumbent nominated | ▌Onyekwere Mike Ukoha (APC) ▌Okorafor Ikenna Okorafor (APGA) ▌Austine Emeka Bonny (PDP) |
| Bende North | Chijioke Chukwu | APC | Incumbent renominated | ▌Chijioke Chukwu (APC) ▌Eme Ogbuma Ogbumba (APGA) ▌Nnamdi Ibekwe (PDP) |
| Bende South | Emmanuel Ndubuisi | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Chinedu Kingsley Owa (APC) ▌Elizabeth Ndidiamaka Obioma (APGA) ▌Emmanuel Ndubuisi (PDP) |
| Ikwuano | Stanley Nwabuisi | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Paul Anthony Alaribe (APC) ▌Nduka Izuchukwu Davidson (APGA) ▌Stanley Nwabuisi (PDP) |
| Isiala Ngwa North | Ginger Obinna Onwusibe | LP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Alex Chidiebere Chibuikem (APC) ▌Mighty Iyieri Enweremadu (APGA) ▌Ugochukwu Collins Iheonunekwu (PDP) |
| Isiala Ngwa South | Chikwendu Kalu | PDP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Blessing Uwaoma Nwokonneya (APC) ▌Christian Ikechukwu Okeri (APGA) ▌Dennis Rowland Chinwendu (PDP) |
| Isuikwuato | Emeka Okoroafor | APC | Incumbent renominated | ▌Emeka Okoroafor (APC) ▌Emmanuel Akaeme (APGA) ▌Lucky Udoka Nweke-Johnson (PDP) |
| Obingwa East | Solomon Akpulonu | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Valentine Chidire Etonyeaku (APC) ▌Ngozi Daniel Mbonu (APGA) ▌Solomon Akpulonu (PDP) |
| Obingwa West | A.C. Thomas Nkoro | PDP | Status unknown | ▌Prince Onyemereze Adighikachaya (APC) ▌Chibuike Knowledge Nwosu (APGA) ▌Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr (PDP) |
| Ohafia North | Egwuronu Obasi | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Otuwe Kalu Oji (APC) ▌Uchenna Onuoha Okocha (APGA) ▌Egwuronu Obasi (PDP) |
| Ohafia South | Ifeanyi Uchendu | PDP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Dike Okoro Uche (APC) ▌Dike Chidozie Okwara (APGA) ▌Ekea Ulu Udensi (PDP) |
| Osisioma North | Kennedy Njoku | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Obioma Ogbonna (APC) ▌Chikezie Prince Ekpemo (APGA) ▌Kennedy Njoku (PDP) |
| Osisioma South | Nnamdi Allen Nwachukwu | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Uwoma Charles Akomas (APC) ▌Sunday Chinagorom Anyanwu (APGA) ▌Nnamdi Allen Nwachukwu (PDP) |
| Ugwunagbo | Munachim Alozie | LP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Chidiadi Ogechi Onyeobia (APC) ▌Nna Henry Ngenyechike (APGA) ▌Chijioke Uruakpa (PDP) |
| Ukwa East | Paul Taribo | PDP | Status unknown | ▌Darlington Ogboda Iwor (APC) ▌Saviour Adiele (APGA) ▌Lewis Chinemerem Obianyi (PDP) |
| Ukwa West | Godwin Adiele | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Ahuruonye Noble Izuchukwu (APC) ▌Ikechukwu Kelechi Nwankwo (APGA) ▌Godwin Adiele (PDP) |
| Umuahia Central | Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji | PDP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Kenneth Maduakolam Adighibe (APC) ▌Chinedu Freeman Obilor (APGA) ▌Ugochukwu Uchegbu (PDP) |
| Umuahia East | Chukwudi Apugo | PDP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Ugochukwu Rowland Ndubuka (APC) ▌Okezie Obasi (APGA) ▌Kelechi Johnson Nwakodo (PDP) |
| Umuahia North | Kelechi Onuzuruike | PDP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Onyediako Chikezie Okwulehie (APC) ▌Ugochukwu Fidelis Ikpo (APGA) ▌Ugochukwu Ezeocha (PDP) |
| Umuahia South | Jeremiah Ogonnaya Uzosike | PDP | Incumbent renominated | ▌Paul Uchechi Uzuegbu (APC) ▌Emmanuel Uwadinachi Egwu (APGA) ▌Jeremiah Ogonnaya Uzosike (PDP) |
| Umunneochi | Okey Igwe | PDP | Incumbent retiring | ▌Ejike Chukwu (APC) ▌Ebere Nwankwo (APGA) ▌Fabian Joseph Nwankwo (PDP) |