2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Country:Nigeria
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2003 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2003
Next Election:2011 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2011
Election Date:April 14, 2007
Nominee1:Mohammed Namadi Sambo
Running Mate1:Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
Party1:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:1,326,632
Nominee2:Sani Muhammed Sha'aban
Running Mate2:Joel Giwa Kwasu
Party2:All Nigeria Peoples Party
Popular Vote2:478,725
Governor
Before Election:Ahmed Makarfi
Before Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
After Election:Namadi Sambo
After Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007.[1] [2] Namadi Sambo of the PDP defeated other candidates[3] by polling 1,326,632 popular votes, ANPP's Sani Muhammed Sha'aban was closest contender with 478,725 votes and AC's Muhammad Suleman Zantu scoring 109,415 votes.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Namadi Sambo emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa.[8] [9] [10]

Of the 17 candidates who contested in the election, all were male, without any female aspirants. Only but one deputy governorship candidate, Jummai Tanko, was female contesting under NCP alongside Isa Adamu Abdullahi, vying for governorship.

Electoral system

The Governor of Kaduna State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

A run-off election was organized for the PDP governorship primary election, held on December 12, 2006, when no aspirant could emerge victorious at the first ballot in which Arc. Namadi Sambo came topmost with 2,379 votes, followed by Sen. Isaiah Balat with 1,493 votes.[11]

Candidates

Results

A total of 17 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. The PDP candidate won, defeating ANPP's Hon. Sani Mohammed Sha'aban, and 15 other minor party candidates.[3] [12]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,374,245.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final NDI Report on Nigeria's 2007 Elections. April 2008. March 2, 2021. National Democratic Institute . 83.
  2. News: Bisi Akande AC Chairman - Namadi Sambo, PDP . . March 20, 2007 . March 2, 2021 . subscription.
  3. Web site: Nigeria: Sambo - Beyond Winning the Kaduna Governorship . May 6, 2007 . This Day . Lagos . All Africa . March 2, 2021.
  4. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) As An (Im)Partial Umpire in the Conduct of the 2007 Elections . October 2007 . 10.20940/JAE/2007/v6i2a5 . Agbor . Uno Ijim. Journal of African Elections . March 2, 2021 . 6 . 2 . 87. free .
  5. Web site: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA. Aondowase, Nyam. 2015. PDF. May 22, 2021.
  6. Web site: About the State: Kaduna State. Kaduna State Government. May 28, 2021.
  7. Book: A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. Bergstresser, Heinrich. May 8, 2017. 9789004347410. May 31, 2021.
  8. Book: Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. Azikiwe, Ifeoha. 2013. 160. 9781481729291. May 27, 2021.
  9. News: Kaduna: New calculations after Yakowa's death. December 17, 2012. Aziken, Emmanuel. Vanguard. May 28, 2021.
  10. Web site: State Governors and Their Deputies. Emmanuel, Odang. Rainbow Nigeria. May 31, 2021. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213338/https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies-2/?_gl=1*1ks7sm*_ga*a3BDcWhmU3phVndTOUdnVVRxci10eVBOdC1uTmtXemRFN3Q3OHkxYk9WWHc4MnAtVDdnWEVyVXFERjFtVGV4cw... dead.
  11. Web site: PDP primaries: Run-off in Lagos, 3 others, Uduaghan wins in Delta . https://archive.today/20070430230915/http://odili.net/news/source/2006/dec/11/399.html . dead . April 30, 2007 . Vanguard . Omonijo, Bolade. Obateru, Taye . Mammah, Emeka . Akoni, Olasunkanmi . Erunke, Joseph . Akinyemi, Demola . December 11, 2006 . March 2, 2021.
  12. Onoja, Adoyi. Nature, Character and Outcomes of Post Election Challenges in Nigeria. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 18. 2009. 79–104. Historical Society of Nigeria. 41854929. JSTOR. May 23, 2021.
  13. Final NDI Report on Nigeria’s 2007 Elections, p. 17.

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