2011 Niger State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2011 Niger State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2007
Previous Year:	2007
Next Election:	2015
Next Year:	2015
Election Date:	April 26, 2011
Nominee1:	Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
Party1:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	543,205
Nominee2:	Ibrahim Bako Shettima
Party2:	Congress for Progressive Change
Popular Vote2:	244,770
Governor
Before Election:	Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
Before Party:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
After Election:	Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
After Party:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 2011 Niger State gubernatorial election was the seventh gubernatorial election of Niger State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu won the election, defeating Ibrahim Bako Shettima of the Congress for Progressive Change.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Results

A total of 7 candidates contested in the election. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Ibrahim Bako Shettima from the Congress for Progressive Change. Valid votes was 905,829.^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]}

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Meet the 23 Governors Elect…..2011-2015. 2021-05-13. Nigerian Voice.
3. News: 2011-04-26. In final stage of election, Nigerians elect state governors. Christian Science Monitor. 2021-05-31. 0882-7729.
4. Web site: 3 May 2011 Nigeria. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213052/https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/140539/13May2011Nigeria.pdf . 2021-06-02 .
5. Web site: Lessons from Nigeria's 2011 Elections. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517144105/https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/133105/B81%20-%20Lessons%20from%20Nigeras%202011%20Elections.pdf . 2021-05-17 .
6. Web site: 2011-04-07. Nigeria: INEC Appeals Court Ruling Exempting Five States from Upcoming Gubernatorial Elections Global Legal Monitor. 2021-05-31. www.loc.gov.
7. Web site: 2011-04-26. 2011 Nigerian Gubernatorial Election Report / Results. 2021-05-31. Joblistnigeria.com - Jobs in Nigeria. en-US.
8. Web site: ELECTION 2011: NIGERIA'S FINEST MOMENT?. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.
9. Web site: 2011 POLLS: AGGRIEVED PARTIES, CANDIDATES FLOOD TRIBUNALS WITH PETITIONS. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.
10. Web site: Nigeria 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414095059/http://www.eods.eu/library/PS%20NIGERIA%2018.04.2011_en.pdf . 2016-04-14 .
11. Web site: PDP SUSTAINS LEAD AS INEC RELEASES MORE RESULTS. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.
12. Web site: PSC statement on selected gov election results 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202142924/https://www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/PSC-statement-on-selected-gov-election-results-april30.pdf . 2017-12-02 .
13. Web site: The Governors-Elect. 2021-05-13. Nigerian Voice.
14. Web site: 2011 State Governorship Elections in Nigeria. 2021-05-13. africanelections.tripod.com.
15. Web site: 2011 POLLS: AGGRIEVED PARTIES, CANDIDATES FLOOD TRIBUNALS WITH PETITIONS. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.
16. Web site: 2011-05-16. Nigeria: Post-Election Violence Killed 800. 2021-05-31. Human Rights Watch. en.
17. Web site: PLAYING GAMES WITH THE 2011 ELECTIONS. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.
18. Web site: Nigeria: Final report - General elections April 2011 - Nigeria. 2021-05-31. ReliefWeb. en.
19. Web site: 2011: INEC BARS OFFICERS FROM ANNOUNCING RESULTS. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.
20. Web site: What the 2011 elections portend for Nigeria. 2021-05-31. Nigerian Voice.