2015 Adamawa State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2015 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2019 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2019
Election Date:April 11, 2015
Nominee1:Bindo Jibrilla
Running Mate1:Martins Babale
Party1:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:362,329
Nominee2:Markus Gundiri
Party2:Social Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:181,806
Governor
Before Election:Murtala Nyako
Before Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
After Election:Bindo Jibrilla
After Party:All Progressives Congress

The 2015 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015. APC candidate Bindo Jibrilla won the election, defeating Markus Gundiri of the SDP.[1] [2] [3]

Bindo Jibrilla emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,718 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ibrahim Mijinyawa Yayaji who received 2,268 votes. He picked Martins Babale as his running mate. Markus Gundiri was the SDP candidate.[4] [5] 8 candidates contested in the election.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Electoral system

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

APC primary

The APC primary election was held on December 4, 2014. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri won the primary election polling 1,656 votes against 5 other candidates. His closest rival was Ibrahim Mijinyawa Yayaji, who came second with 2,268 votes, Mustapha scored 515 votes, Ahmed Barata scored 452 votes, while Yakubu Tsalla and Emmanuel Bello got 147 and 50 votes respectively.

Results

A total number of 8 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

Total number of votes cast was 706,092, while number of valid votes was 684,050. Rejected votes were 27,790.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015-04-13. INEC declares APC's Bindow winner of Adamawa governorship poll Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-04-25. en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2015-04-13. APC's Bindow declared winner of Adamawa guber poll. 2021-04-25. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2014-12-06. Bindow wins in Adamawa. 2021-04-25. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2015-02-01. Adamawa PDP chiefs dump Ribadu, endorse SDP candidate. 2021-04-25. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  5. Web site: Perishable. SDP Mourns Adamawa Governorship Candidate - TELL. 2021-04-25. www.tell.ng. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2014-12-08. 2015: Ribadu scores 688 to emerge as Adamawa PDP guber candidate. 2021-04-25. Vanguard News. en-US.
  7. Web site: pmnews. 2014-09-08. Adamawa Election: Atiku accepts APC primaries, congratulates Jibrilla. 2021-04-25. P.M. News. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2014-12-06. APC guber primaries: El-Rufai, Bindow, Abubakar, others clinch tickets. 2021-04-25. Vanguard News. en-US.
  9. Web site: Ejiofor. Clement. 2015-04-12. 2015 Governorship Election In Nigeria: Official Results From States. 2021-04-25. Legit.ng - Nigeria news.. en.
  10. Web site: Bindow Emerges APC Candidate For October 11 Adamawa Election. 2021-04-25. Channels Television.
  11. Web site: 2015-04-14. Tambuwal, Ambode, el-Rufai, Ribadu… winners and losers of the 2015 governorship election. 2021-04-25. TheCable. en-US.
  12. Web site: Daily. Peoples. 2014-03-03. Adamawa: Gundiri dumps APC for PDP. 2021-04-25. Peoples Daily Newspaper. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2015-04-12. Ribadu in poor poll show, trails in third position in Adamawa -. live. 2021-04-25. The NEWS. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526012108/http://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2015/04/12/ribadu-in-poor-poll-show-trails-in-third-position-in-adamawa/ . May 26, 2015 .
  14. Web site: Live. PM NEWS. 2015-04-12. Ribadu gets poll spanking in Adamawa, trails in third. 2021-04-25. P.M. News. en-US.
  15. Web site: 2015: PDP, APC and the rest of us. 2021-04-25. Daily Trust. en.
  16. Web site: 2015-02-05. ANALYSIS: Between Ribadu and Bindow: Who occupies Dougeri Govt. House? Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-04-25. en-GB.

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