2023 Jigawa State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2023 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2019 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2019
Next Election:	2027 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2027
Election Date:	18 March 2023
Registered:	2,351,298
Party1:	All Progressives Congress
Party2:	New Nigeria Peoples Party
Party3:	Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Map Size:	220px
Governor
Before Election:	Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
Before Party:	All Progressives Congress
After Election:	To be determined
After Party:	To be determined

The 2023 Jigawa State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Jigawa State, concurrent with elections to the Jigawa State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.^{[1] [2]} The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was later scheduled to hold three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.^[3] Incumbent APC Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

Party primaries were scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022 with the Peoples Democratic Party nominating Mustapha Sule Lamido—businessman and son of former Governor Sule Lamido—on 25 May while the All Progressives Congress nominated Deputy Governor Umar Namadi on 26 May and the smaller New Nigeria Peoples Party nominated former commissioner Aminu Ibrahim Ringim unopposed on 6 June.^[4]

Electoral system

The Governor of Jigawa State was elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Background

Jigawa State is a northwestern state mainly inhabited by ethnic Hausas and Fulanis. It has a growing economy but is facing an underdeveloped agricultural sector, desertification, and low education rates.

Politically, the 2019 elections confirmed the state's status as one of the most staunchly APC states in the nation as both Buhari and Abubakar won the state by wide margins and every single legislative seat on the senatorial, House of Representatives, and House of Assembly levels were carried by APC nominees. At the beginning of his term, Abubakar said his administration would focus on youth empowerment, human development, and social services.^[5] In terms of his performance, Abubakar was praised for his financial prudence but was criticized for frequent absences from Dutse and a lack of government transparency along with going on vacation amid deadly floods in September 2022.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Primary elections

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, were to take place between 4 April and 3 June 2022 but the deadline was extended to 9 June.^[9] According to some groups from the state's northeastern senatorial district, an informal zoning gentlemen's agreement sets the North-East to produce the next governor as since the state's creation in 1991, all Jigawa governors have come from either the South-West or North-West senatorial districts.^[10] While none of the major parties formally zoned their nominations, the APC nominated a northeasterner while the NNPP and PDP did not.

All Progressives Congress

The night before the primary, Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar asked candidates to pick a consensus candidate amongst themselves but the aspirants rejected his request.^[11] The next day, nine candidates continued to an indirect primary in Kazaure that ended with Umar Namadi—Deputy Governor and former Commissioner for Finance—emerging as the APC nominee after results showed Namadi winning over 85% of the delegates' votes. In his acceptance speech, Namadi thanked Abubakar before extending an olive branch to his former opponents. After the primary, Abubakar formed a party reconciliation committee in an attempt to stave off potential defections.^[12] In June, Namadi's running mate was announced as Aminu Usman—a serving commissioner.^[13] Despite the reconciliation attempts, former aspirant Farouk Adamu Aliyu challenged the primary results in court; in September, his suit was dismissed by a Federal High Court.^[14] By January, the court battle had reached the Supreme Court which ruled in favor of Namadi on 13 January.^{[15] [16]}

Nominated

• Umar Namadi: Deputy Governor (2019–present) and Commissioner for Finance (2015–2019)^[17]
  • Running mate—Aminu Usman: Commissioner for Works and Transport

Eliminated in primary

• Farouk Adamu Aliyu: former House of Representatives member for Buji/Birnin Kudu (2003–2007) and former House of Representatives Minority Leader
• Aminu Kani: businessman
• Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia: Senator for Jigawa North (2019–present), former Deputy Governor (2003–2007; 2015–2019), Secretary to the State Government (2001–2003), and state Attorney-General (1999–2001)^[18]
• Sani Hussaini Garin Gabas: former state Attorney-General
• Ahmad Mahmoud: former Deputy Governor (2007–2015)
• Abba Muktar
• Mohammed Sabo Nakudu: Senator for Jigawa South-West (2015–present) and former House of Representatives member for Buji/Birnin Kudu (2007–2015)
• Ahmed Zakari: former aide to President Muhammadu Buhari and son of former acting Independent National Electoral Commission Chairwomen Amina Zakari^[19]

Declined

• Danladi Abdullahi Sankara: Senator for Jigawa North-West (2015–present) and former House of Representatives member for Gagarawa/Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar (1999–2003)
• Suleiman Adamu Kazaure: Minister of Water Resources (2015–present)
• Muhammed Babandede: former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (2016–2021)^[20]

Results

New Nigeria Peoples Party

The national NNPP announced its primary schedule on 12 April 2022, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦1 million and the nomination form price at ₦10 million with forms being sold from 10 April to 5 May.^[21] The rest of the timetable was revised on 19 May; after the purchase and submission of forms, gubernatorial candidates are to be screened by a party committee on 28 May while the screening appeal process is slated for the next day. Ward congresses are set for 22 April to elect delegates for the primary. Candidates approved by the screening process will advance to a primary set for 30 May, in concurrence with all other NNPP gubernatorial primaries; challenges to the result can be made the next day.^[22] The primary date was again shifted, to 6 June.

In early 2022, Aminu Ibrahim Ringim (a former state cabinet official who was the PDP gubernatorial nominee in 2015 and 2019) and many of his allies defected from the PDP to join the NNPP amid a surge in NNPP ranks after former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso joined the party. On the primary date, Ibrahim Ringim won unopposed. In July, the party's deputy gubernatorial nominee was announced as Abdulaziz Usman—a former Senator.^[23]

Nominated

• Aminu Ibrahim Ringim: 2015 and 2019 PDP gubernatorial nominee, former Chief of Staff to Governor Sule Lamido, Commissioner of Agriculture, former House of Representatives member^{[24] [25]}
  • Running mate—Abdulaziz Usman: former Senator for Jigawa North-East (2007–2015) and former House of Representatives member (1999–2007)

Results

People’s Democratic Party

On the date of the primary, former MHR Bashir Adamu withdrew from the race but pledged his support to whichever candidate was nominated by the party.^[26] When vote collation was completed later that day, Mustapha Sule Lamido emerged victorious with 829 votes to 0 votes for his opponent Saleh Shehu Hadejia; three votes were invalid.^[27] On 11 June, Lamido picked state PDP Chairman Babandi Ibrahim Gumel as his running mate.

Nominated

• Mustapha Sule Lamido: 2019 PDP Jigawa South-West senatorial nominee and son of former Governor Sule Lamido^[28]
  • Running mate: Babandi Ibrahim Gumel^[29]

Eliminated in primary

• Saleh Shehu Hadejia: former Minister of State for Works

Withdrew

• Bashir Adamu: 2019 SDP gubernatorial nominee and former House of Representatives member for Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi (1999–2015)^[30]

Declined

• Nuruddeen Muhammad: 2015 PDP deputy gubernatorial nominee and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (2011–2015)

Results

Minor parties

• Binta Yahaya Umar (Action Alliance)^[31]
  • Running mate: Naziru Inuwa
• Sulaiman Yusuf Ibrahim (Action Democratic Party)
  • Running mate: Wada Ibrahim
• Sani Muhammad (African Democratic Congress)
  • Running mate: Auto Habiba Ibrahim
• Ahmed Yero (All Progressives Grand Alliance)
  • Running mate: Mohammed Hassan
• Abdullahi Tsoho Garba (Labour Party)
  • Running mate: Sule Yakubu
• Hassan Ibrahim Aminu (National Rescue Movement)
  • Running mate: Shitu Abdu
• Ahmed Adamu Kaugama (People's Redemption Party)
  • Running mate: Lawan Wurno Ma'awi
• Ahmed Bello Ibrahim (Social Democratic Party)
  • Running mate: Adamu Habuna Umar
• Suleiman Abdullahi (Young Progressives Party)
  • Running mate: Maryam Murtala

Campaign

After the primaries, pundits noted the contrast between Namadi, who was hand-picked by outgoing Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and Lamido—who was backed by his father, former Governor Sule Lamido. For Namadi, observers focused on the inability for incumbent Jigawa governors to get their hand-picked successors to succeed them while Lamido's lack of governing experience was also mentioned. Thus the race was framed as a potential enthronement of Abubakar as a political godfather if Namadi won or the entrenchment of a political dynasty if Lamido won.^[32]

By 2023, attention largely switched to the presidential election on 25 February. In the election, Jigawa State narrowly voted for Bola Tinubu (APC); Tinubu won 45.8% of the vote, beating the 42.0% of Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and the 10.7% of Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP). Although the close result was unsurprising as projections had noted a close race, the totals led to increased attention on the gubernatorial race as it was a much slimmer APC margin of victory than in recent previous elections. Gubernatorial campaign analysis from after the presidential election noted the role of the Lamido family in the state PDP's renewal while observing increasingly tense regional dynamics between emirate communities. Pundits also observed that the boost of APC incumbency had been counteracted by largescale internal disunity in the state APC.^{[33] [34]} Nevertheless, the EiE-SBM forecast projected Namadi to win based on the state's "settled" political dynamics.

Projections

Source	Projection		As of
^[35]	Lean Namadi	17 March 2023
Enough is Enough-	Namadi	2 March 2023

Conduct

Electoral timetable

General election

Results

By senatorial district

The results of the election by senatorial district.

Senatorial District	Umar Namadi APC		Aminu Ibrahim Ringim NNPP		Mustapha Sule Lamido PDP		Others		Total Valid Votes
	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Jigawa North-East Senatorial District	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Jigawa North-West Senatorial District	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Jigawa South-West Senatorial District	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
Totals	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD

By federal constituency

The results of the election by federal constituency.

Federal Constituency	Umar Namadi APC		Aminu Ibrahim Ringim NNPP		Mustapha Sule Lamido PDP		Others		Total Valid Votes
	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Babura/Garki Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Biriniwa/Guri/Kirikasamma Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Dutse/Kiyawa Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Gagarawa/Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Gwaram Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Mallam Madori/Kaugama Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Jahun/Miga Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Ringim/Taura Federal Constituency	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD
Totals	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD

By local government area

The results of the election by local government area.

LGA	Umar Namadi APC		Aminu Ibrahim Ringim NNPP		Mustapha Sule Lamido PDP		Others		Total Valid Votes	Turnout Percentage
	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage	Votes	Percentage
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Auyo	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Babura	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Biriniwa	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Birnin Kudu	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Buji	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Dutse	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Gagarawa	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Garki	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Gumel	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Guri	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Gwaram	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Gwiwa	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Hadejia	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Jahun	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Kafin Hausa	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Kaugama	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Kazaure	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Kiri Kasama	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Kiyawa	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Maigatari	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Malam Madori	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Miga	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Ringim	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Roni	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Sule Tankarkar	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Taura	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	Yankwashi	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	TBD	bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center"	%
Totals	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%	TBD	%

See also

• 2023 Nigerian elections
• 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oyekanmi . Rotimi . It’s Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25. INEC News . 27 February 2022 . 26 February 2022.
2. Web site: Jimoh . Abbas . INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections . . 26 February 2022 . 26 February 2022.
3. Web site: Suleiman . Qosim . It’s Official: INEC postpones Saturday’s governorship, state assembly elections . . 15 March 2023.
4. Web site: Maishanu . Abubakar Ahmadu . UPDATED: Jigawa deputy governor emerges APC governorship candidate . . 2 June 2022.
5. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . Gov Badaru sworn in as Jigawa governor, reveals where he’ll focus . . 8 April 2022.
6. Web site: Suleiman . Dahiru . Badaru, Speaker’s continued absence frustrating government activities in Jigawa . . 8 April 2022 . 21 December 2021.
7. Web site: RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, JANUARY, 2020: Top 5, Bottom 5 . . 8 April 2022 . Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru makes the January, 2020 ranking for the first time, and notably within the bottom five. The poor rating derives largely from the failure of his administration to institute transparency in its finances..
8. Web site: Maishanu . Abubakar Ahmadu . Jigawa Flood: Death toll rises to 92 as governor travels on holiday . . 19 September 2022.
9. Web site: James . Dominic . Primaries: INEC Grants Parties Six Extra Days, Timetable Remains Unchanged . INEC News . 28 May 2022.
10. Web site: Odufowokan . 'Dare . Jigawa 2023: APC seeks to continue political dominance . . 7 May 2022.
11. Web site: Maishanu . Abubakar Ahmadu . Jigawa governorship aspirants ‘reject’ governor’s consensus proposal, insist on primary . . 7 June 2022.
12. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . APC Primaries: Gov Badaru inaugurates committee, as mass defection looms . . 7 June 2022.
13. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . Jigawa APC picks Works Commissioner, Aminu Usman as Deputy Governorship candidate . . 22 June 2022.
14. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . Court affirms Jigawa APC gubernatorial primary election . . 14 September 2022.
15. Web site: Oyeyemi . Fadehan . Jigawa APC guber ticket battle: Supreme Court fixes Jan 13 for judgment . . 12 January 2023.
16. Web site: Oyeyemi . Fadehan . Supreme Court affirms Jigawa’s Deputy Governor Namadi APC gubernatorial candidate . . 13 January 2023.
17. Web site: Maishanu . Abubakar Ahmadu . 2023: Jigawa APC crisis deepens, state party chair removed . . 10 July 2021.
18. Web site: 09-05-2022 DAN HASSAN Sanatan Jigawa ta arewa maso gabas, Sanata Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia ya sayi form din tsayawa takarar gwamnan jihar jigaw a jamiyyar APC Yace ya sayi form din ne bayan shawara da kuma tuntubar abokai da shugabanni Sanata Ibrahim Hasan Hadejia ya kara da cewar ya fito takarar gwamnan ne da yakinin cewar Allah ke bada mulki kuma tuni ya riga ya kaddara wanda zai samu Ya bukaci adduar jamaar jihar Jigawa kan wannan bukata, inda kuma yake yiwa abokan nema fatan alheri a samu ko a rashin wannan matsayi tare da mutunta juna da nusar da magoya baya kan tafiya mai tsari da kuma tsafta Daga nan sai Sanatan ya yi adduar Allah ya zabawa jihar jigawa abin da zai zama abin alheri a gare ta . . Jigawa State Radio . 11 May 2022 . ha.
19. Web site: Usman . Mustapha . Buhari’s youngest cabinet member picks nomination form for Jigawa governorship race . . 11 May 2022.
20. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . 2023: I have no other political ambition after now – Water Resources Minister, Adamu . Daily Post . 10 July 2021.
21. Web site: Schedule of activities for New Nigeria People's Party NNPP ahead of 2023 general election, sales of forms and cost of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms. . . New Nigeria People's Party -NNPP . 17 April 2022.
22. Web site: Omogbolagun . Tope . NNPP chair welcomes Shekarau, others, shifts Senate, gov primaries . . 20 May 2022 . “For governorship, the screening will hold, Saturday, May, 28th, 2022; the appeals will hold on Sunday May, 29th, 2022; the primaries; Monday, May, 30th, 2022 and appeals, May 31st, 2022.”.
23. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . 2023: Jigawa NNPP picks Abdulaziz Usman as Ringim’s running mate . . 16 July 2022.
24. Web site: Mgbo . Desmond . Road to 2023: No justice in Jigawa PDP –Ibrahim Ringim . . 7 May 2022.
25. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . Ringim emerges NNPP gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa . . 6 June 2022.
26. Web site: Abubakar . Mohammed . PDP Primaries: Adamu Withdraws From Jigawa Governorship Race. . . 25 May 2022.
27. Web site: Maishanu . Abubakar Ahmadu . Jigawa 2023: Sule Lamido’s son emerges PDP governorship candidate . . 26 May 2022.
28. Web site: Abubakar . Mohammed . Jigawa: Lamido’s Son Picks 2023 Gubernatorial Form . . 31 March 2022.
29. Web site: Muhammad . Khaleel . Jigawa guber: Lamido picks PDP Chairman as running mate . . 11 June 2022.
30. Web site: Suleiman . Dahiru . Jigawa PDP clears three guber aspirants, others . . 10 May 2022.
31. Web site: FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIONS - Governorship & Houses of Assembly . . 6 October 2022.
32. Web site: Tanko . Ibrahim Gaddafi . #RoadTo2023: Can the young Lamido upstage Governor Badaru and his anointee? . OrderPaper Nigeria . 7 September 2022.
33. Web site: Maishanu . Abubakar Ahmadu . ANALYSIS: Emirates’ tussle, other factors that may influence Jigawa governorship election . . 17 March 2023.
34. Web site: Abubakar . Mohammed . Governorship poll: APC, PDP battle for soul of Jigawa . . 17 March 2023.
35. Web site: Elimian . Adrian . Nigerian Gubernatorial Elections: State Ratings . . 17 March 2023.