2023 Nigerian Senate election

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections will be held on 25 February 2023 in all 109 senatorial districts where voters will elect senators using first-past-the-post voting.[1][2] The last regular senatorial elections for all districts were in 2019.

2023 Nigerian Senate election


All 109 seats in the Senate of Nigeria

55 seats needed for a majority


Leader Ahmad Lawan
Leader's seat Yobe North
Last election 63 44 1
Senate President before election

Bukola Saraki

PDP


Other federal elections, including the 2023 House elections and the presidential election, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterwards on 11 March. The winners of these Senate elections will serve beginning in the 10th Nigerian National Assembly. The APC have held a majority in the Senate since the 2015 elections and solidified that majority in 2019.

Retirements
As of March 2022, 10 senators, including 3 APC senators and 7 PDP senators, have decided to retire, 7 of whom are seeking another office.

APC
Adamawa North: Ishaku Elisha Abbo is retiring to run for governor of Adamawa State.[3]
Gombe Central: Mohammed Danjuma Goje is retiring.[4]
Kaduna Central: Uba Sani is retiring to run for governor of Kaduna State.[5]
PDP
Abia Central: Theodore Orji is retiring.[6]
Abia South: Enyinnaya Abaribe is retiring to run for governor of Abia State.[7]
Akwa Ibom North-East: Bassey Albert Akpan is retiring to run for governor of Akwa Ibom State.[8]
Cross River Central: Sandy Ojang Onor is retiring to run for governor of Cross River State.[9]
Cross River South: Gershom Bassey is retiring to run for governor of Cross River State.[9]
Ebonyi Central: Joseph Ogba is retiring to run for governor of Ebonyi State.[10]
Enugu West: Ike Ekweremadu is retiring to run for governor of Enugu State.[4][11]