Senate · Anambra South · 2027
All Progressives Congress (APC)Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi
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Before the ballot,
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Chibuogwu Maryanne Benson-Oraelosi (INEC: BENSON-ORAELOSI CHIBUOGWU MARYANNE), styled Chief Mrs, is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Anambra South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). INEC lists her as a 53-year-old woman whose declared qualifications are the First School Leaving Certificate, the WAEC senior school certificate and a BSc. Before joining the APC she was active in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In February 2019 she went to court claiming she had won the PDP primary for Ihiala Federal Constituency and challenging the party's submission of another name to INEC; on 13 February 2019 a High Court in Abuja ordered INEC not to publish any PDP candidate's name for the seat pending the suit against Emeka Anohu and others (Daily Post). The final outcome of the suit was not found. At the PDP national convention of 30-31 October 2021 she was one of three candidates for National Auditor and withdrew from the podium while voting was in progress (Punch). On 27 May 2022 she spoke in Abuja as convener of a stakeholders' group urging parties to zone the 2023 presidency to the South-East (Daily Post). By April 2025 she was in the APC, named on 15 April 2025 to the party's Anambra South reconciliation committee ahead of the November 2025 governorship election (Leadership). On 12 June 2026 the Anambra APC announced her as its Anambra South senatorial candidate from its 2026 primaries (Daily Post); the primary date and vote figures were not found.
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Read the evidence · 6 sources
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.16 SN 32: "32 ANAMBRA ANAMBRA SOUTH BENSON-ORAELOSI CHIBUOGWU MARYANNE APC None 53 F FSLC WAEC BSC"
32 ANAMBRA ANAMBRA SOUTH BENSON-ORAELOSI CHIBUOGWU MARYANNE APC None 53 F FSLC WAEC BSC
- Punch
2021-10-31: "However, two of the three candidates for the position of the National Auditor, Samben Nwosu and Mrs Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi, have withdrawn from the contest."
However, two of the three candidates for the position of the National Auditor, Samben Nwosu and Mrs Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi, have withdrawn from the contest.
- Daily Post
2026-06-12: "They are Chief Mrs Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi for the South zone, Dr Mrs Ngozi Kene-Chiedu for the Central and Chief Kingsley Nnalue for the North ."
They are Chief Mrs Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi for the South zone, Dr Mrs Ngozi Kene-Chiedu for the Central and Chief Kingsley Nnalue for the North .
- Leadership
2025-04-15: "Those for Anambra South Senatorial Zone are: Azuka Okwuosa, Dr Chidozie Nwankwo; former governorship aspirants JohnBosco Onunkwo and Hon Edozie Madu as well as Innocent Obi and Chibogwu Benson-Oraelosi"
Those for Anambra South Senatorial Zone are: Azuka Okwuosa, Dr Chidozie Nwankwo; former governorship aspirants JohnBosco Onunkwo and Hon Edozie Madu as well as Innocent Obi and Chibogwu Benson-Oraelosi
- Daily Post
2019-02-14: "A High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to publish name of any PDP candidate for Saturday’s National Assembly election, for Ihiala Federal Constituency, pending determination of suit between Mrs. Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi and Hon. Emeka Anohu and others."
A High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to publish name of any PDP candidate for Saturday’s National Assembly election, for Ihiala Federal Constituency, pending determination of suit between Mrs. Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi and Hon. Emeka Anohu and others.
- Daily Post
2022-05-28: "Addressing journalists, the convener, Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi went down memory lane from the 60s till date and said the Northwest produced Nigeria’s presidents for 43 years, Southwest 12 years and South 6 years, adding that Northeast and Southeast were yet to."
Addressing journalists, the convener, Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi went down memory lane from the 60s till date and said the Northwest produced Nigeria’s presidents for 43 years, Southwest 12 years and South 6 years, adding that Northeast and Southeast were yet to.
School years & education
Declared to INEC (2027 final list): First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC), WAEC senior school certificate and a BSc; institutions and years not published.
Read the evidence · 1 source
- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.16 SN 32: "32 ANAMBRA ANAMBRA SOUTH BENSON-ORAELOSI CHIBUOGWU MARYANNE APC None 53 F FSLC WAEC BSC"
32 ANAMBRA ANAMBRA SOUTH BENSON-ORAELOSI CHIBUOGWU MARYANNE APC None 53 F FSLC WAEC BSC
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At the ballot
2027 · Senatorial primary
All Progressives Congress · Won · Anambra · Anambra South
Record notes
constituency: Anambra South Senatorial District · also listed as: Benson-Oraelosi Chibuogwu Maryanne · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 32, p.16; INEC name: BENSON-ORAELOSI CHIBUOGWU MARYANNE; age 53; female; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC BSC · Primary: Anambra APC announced her on 12 June 2026 as its Anambra South senatorial candidate from 'the recent primaries' (Daily Post); primary date, votes and opponents not found.
Read the evidence · 2 sources
- inecnigeria.org
Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi — senatorial 2027
- Daily Post
2026-06-12: "They are Chief Mrs Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi for the South zone, Dr Mrs Ngozi Kene-Chiedu for the Central and Chief Kingsley Nnalue for the North ."
They are Chief Mrs Chibuogwu Benson-Oraelosi for the South zone, Dr Mrs Ngozi Kene-Chiedu for the Central and Chief Kingsley Nnalue for the North .
- inecnigeria.org
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