2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2007 Katsina State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2015 Katsina State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2015
Election Date:26 April 2011
Nominee1:Ibrahim Shema
Running Mate1:Abdullahi Faskari
Party1:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:1,029,912
Nominee2:Aminu Bello Masari
Running Mate2:Ahmed Usman El-Marzuq
Party2:Congress for Progressive Change
Popular Vote2:555,769
Governor
Before Election:Ibrahim Shema
Before Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
After Election:Ibrahim Shema
After Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 26 April 2011.[1] [2] [3] PDP candidate Ibrahim Shema won the election, defeating CPC Aminu Bello Masari and 8 other candidates.[4] [5] [6]

Ibrahim Shema emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election. He picked Abdullahi Faskari as his running mate.[7] [8] [9]

Aminu Bello Masari was CPC candidate, Usman Mohammad Bugaje was ACN candidate. Hasimu Lawal Jobe was ANPP candidate.[10] [11] [12]

Results

Ibrahim Shema from the PDP won the election defeating other 9 candidates.[13] [14] The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,126,898, valid votes was 1,622,063.[15] [16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yar'adua's Associate Emerges CPC Guber Candidate. 2021-04-30. Nigerian Voice.
  2. Web site: Meet the 23 Governors Elect…..2011-2015. 2021-04-30. Nigerian Voice.
  3. Web site: Katsina 2011: PDP, CPC Lock Horns. 2021-04-30. Nigerian Voice.
  4. Web site: 2011 State Governorship Elections in Nigeria. 2021-04-30. africanelections.tripod.com.
  5. Web site: Troubled Incumbents. 2021-04-30. Nigerian Voice.
  6. Web site: African Integrity Magazine – Nigeria – A survey of 2011 April Elections Dawn of a new Era in the Political process. 2021-04-30. africanintegritymagazine.com. en-US. April 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430035845/https://africanintegritymagazine.com/2011/06/nigeria-a-survey-of-2011-april-elections-dawn-of-a-new-era-in-the-political-process/. dead.
  7. Web site: Stakeholders implored to sustain GGW programme. 2021-04-30. Daily Trust. en.
  8. Web site: Tambari. 2021-04-30. Issuu. en.
  9. Web site: Katsina Gov in Fatal Crash. 2021-04-30. Nigerian Voice.
  10. Web site: 2011-05-29. FYI: Full List Of Governors For 2011-2015 Tenure. 2021-04-30. Nigerian Entertainment Today. en-US.
  11. Web site: Advising Governor Ibrahim Shema publicly. 2021-04-30. Daily Trust. en.
  12. Web site: 2020-04-03. Barr. Ibrahim Shemu Shema v. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari & ORS (2011). 2021-04-30. LawCareNigeria. en-US.
  13. News: Thurston. Alexander. Don't ignore Nigeria's gubernatorial elections. en-US. Washington Post. 0190-8286.
  14. Web site: Alexander Thurston. 2019-09-17. The Governor and the Emir: A Struggle over Islamic Authority in Kano State, Nigeria. Maydan. en-US.
  15. Web site: Islamic criminal law in northern Nigeria: politics, religion, judicial practice. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216051127/https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/742135/145225_06.pdf . February 16, 2019 .
  16. Web site: Africa Update. web.ccsu.edu.
  17. Web site: 2014-05-10. Katsina 2015: Who succeeds Shema?. 2021-04-29. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.

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