2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2027 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2027
Election Date:18 March 2023
Registered:4,335,208
Nominee1:
Running Mate1:
Party1:All Progressives Congress
Party2:Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Party3:Labour Party (Nigeria)
Map Size:220px
Governor
Before Election:Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai
Before Party:All Progressives Congress
After Election:Uba Sani
After Party:All Progressives Congress

The 2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Kaduna State, concurrent with elections to the Kaduna 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—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent APC Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai 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 former House of Representatives member Isa Ashiru on 25 May while the All Progressives Congress nominated Uba SaniSenator for Kaduna Central—on 26 May.[4] In August, Jonathan Asake—a former House of Representatives member and former Southern Kaduna Peoples Union President—won the nomination of the Labour Party in a rerun primary.

Electoral system

The Governor of Kaduna State is 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

Kaduna State is a large, diverse northwestern state with a growing economy and vast natural areas but facing an underdeveloped agricultural sector and intense challenges in security as the nationwide kidnapping epidemic, bandit conflict, inter-ethnic violence, and herder–farmer clashes have all heavily affected the state.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Politically, the 2019 elections were categorized as a slight solidification of the Kaduna APC's control as el-Rufai won re-election with over 55% of the vote and the party retained its House of Assembly majority. Federally, the APC regained two of the three Senate seats it lost due to defections and won eleven of the sixteen House of Representatives seats. For the presidency, Kaduna was won by APC nominee Muhammadu Buhari with about 60% but swung slightly towards the PDP. The 2019 elections also showed the political divide between the diverse, Christian-majority Southern region and the mainly Hausa and Fulani, Muslim-majority Northern and Central regions as the former region moved towards the PDP while the latter two regions stuck with the APC.

Ahead of el-Rufai's second term, his administration stated focuses included government reform, forging a positive business environment, unity, education, and urban development.[10] In terms of his performance, el-Rufai was praised for proper budgeting, expanding free education, a proactive response to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, urban infrastructure development, and raising pensions.[11] [12] [13] [14] However, he faced criticism for alleged anti-Christian sentiment in the state government, rising insecurity and el-Rufai's irresponsible statements on it, and labour disputes along with authoritarian-esque actions including the arrest of journalists and the infiltration of Amnesty International Nigeria.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

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.[24] According to some candidates and community groups, an informal zoning gentlemen's agreement sets the Kaduna South Senatorial District to have the next governor as the only governor from the south did not finish his term. However, no major party zoned their nomination. Another informal convention mandated different religion tickets with one running mate being Christian while the other was Muslim; however, el-Rufai discarded this tradition in 2019 and neither party committed to a return to the tradition.

All Progressives Congress

By early 2022, reports emerged that el-Rufai was looking to endorse a member of his core inner circle to succeed him with names like former commissioner Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, Senator Uba Sani, and Deputy Governor Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe being floated as the major potential candidates.[25] In early 2022, reports came out that the el-Rufai's endorsement process had culminated in Sani emerging as his pick while Abdullahi was to run to replace Sani in the Senate and Balarabe would become Sani's running mate.[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] While both Abdullahi and Balarabe accepted the process and dropped their gubernatorial ambitions, other candidates like former House of Representatives member Sani Sha'aban objected to the endorsement process and labeled it as undemocratic and illegitimate.[32] [33]

In the days before the primary, disputes emerged over the delegate list as Sani's opponents—Bashir Abubakar and Sha'aban—accused el-Rufai of imposing delegates without proper congresses and called for national party intervention.[34] [35] However, the congress appeals committee upheld the delegate elections and labeled the exercise as "successful."[36] Pre-primary analysis stated that although Sha'aban expected support from politicians close to his in-law President Muhammadu Buhari, it was "safe to project" Sani would win.[37] On primary day, the three candidates contested an indirect primary that ended with Sani's wide victory after results showed him over 96% of the delegates' votes. After the votes were collated, Sani thanked delegates, el-Rufai, and his opponents in his acceptance speech but both Abubakar and Sha'aban wholeheartedly rejected the results.[38] [39] The weeks after the primary were dominated by the search for Sani's running mate; the first part of el Rufai's plan went well with Abdullahi winning the senatorial primary but opposition emerged to Balarabe continuing as the deputy gubernatorial nominee. Previous informal convention was against same religion tickets and the pick of Balarabe would be the second consecutive APC ticket in violation of the convention as both Sani and Balarabe are Muslim; Christian groups lobbied against another Muslim-Muslim ticket and noted that such a ticket would be untimely amid a rise in religious tension and violence.[40] Despite the outcry, Sani picked Balarabe as his running mate on 4 July.[41] [42] In response, observers expressed worry over religious equality and tensions if the APC ticket won while some groups called for asked voters to reject Sani.[43] [44] Meanwhile, Sha'aban filed a lawsuit against Sani's nomination based on allegedly improper primary conduct; however, the case was dismissed by a Federal High Court in November 2022 and the Supreme Court in February 2023.[45] [46]

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Results

People's Democratic Party

Pre-primary analysis labeled Isa Ashiru—a former MHR and the party's 2019 nominee—as the frontrunner but noted his opponents had a chance for an upset. On the primary date, one major candidate (former Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed) withdrew while the other six candidates continued to an indirect primary that ended in Isa Ashiru emerging as the SDP nominee after results showed Ashiru winning over 56% of the delegates' votes.[62] However, controversy rose after the primary when it was alleged that Ashiru had colluded with Kaduna PDP Chairman Felix Hyat to manipulate the delegate list in Ashiru's favour in exchange for Hyat becoming Ashiru's running mate.[63] Despite this alleged plan, Ashiru announced former commissioner John Ayuba as his running mate in June; noting the regional balance as Ayuba is from Kaduna South while Ashiru is from Kaduna North.[64] In July, Baba-Ahmed defected to the LP to become its vice-presidential nominee.[65]

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Minor parties

Campaign

As the general election campaign began in June 2022, pundits focused on the major candidates' search for running mates. Due to geopolitical dynamics and the state's religious diversity, informal convention states that a nominee from Kaduna Central or North districts should pick a running mate from Southern Kaduna and vice versa along with balancing the ticket religiously by picking a ticket with one Muslim and one Christian. As both the PDP and the APC nominated Muslims from the Central and North districts, they were expected to select a southern Christian running mate. While Ashiru followed the convention by picking John Ayuba—a Christian from Zangon Kataf LGA, the APC again violated the religious part of the convention by renominating incumbent Deputy Governor Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe—a Muslim from Sanga LGA. As the national APC also violated the anti-same religion ticket convention by nominating the Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima slate and el-Rufai faced constant criticism of his handling of inter-religious tensions, analysts noted the likely significance of religious identity in the Kaduna election. However, Ayuba's selection was not without controversy either as youth groups lamented his age of 68.[78]

As the general election campaign began in July and August, reporting also pointed out other potential factors like the el-Rufai administration's urban renewal projects, APC members aggrieved by the contentious party primary, Sani's senate performance, expected PDP dominance in Southern Kaduna, and PDP internal disputes along with the more prominent minor party nominees—Jonathan Asake (LP), Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi (NNPP), and Hayatuddeen Lawal Makarfi (PRP).[79] [80] Further analysis by November surmised that the two strongest minor party nominees—Asake and Othman Hunkuyi—could split the formerly PDP base, potentially allowing Sani to win with a plurality.[81]

With the election nearing, BBC Hausa organized a debate on 18 January 2023 and invited Sani, Asake, Othman Hunkuyi, and Ashiru to participate. While Asake did not attend, the other three had a heated debate on topics ranging from agriculture to security.[82] In February, focus mainly switched to the presidential election on 25 February. In the election, Kaduna State voted for Atiku Abubakar (PDP); Abubakar won the state with 40.8% of the vote to defeat Bola Tinubu (APC) at 29.4%, Peter Obi (LP) at 21.7%, and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP) at 6.8%. Considered a slight surprise, the result led to increased focus on the gubernatorial race due to the significant margin of victory for Abubakar and PDP success in the state's National Assembly elections. Gubernatorial campaign analysis from after the presidential election noted shock from APC figures that pushed the party to call on Islamic clerics to market voting for its Muslim-Muslim ticket as a "religious obligation" while other pundits emphasized that Asake's path to victory came from sweeping Christian voters if the Muslim voters split between Sani and Ashiru. At the same time, other observers like Jaafar Jaafar doubted Asake's chances of victory and reiterated that Asake's strength among formerly PDP supporting southern communities could allow Sani to win by splitting the old PDP base.[83] [84] [85] [86]

Election debates

Projections

SourceProjectionAs of
[87] Lean Ashiru17 March 2023
Enough is Enough-
Ashiru2 March 2023

Conduct

Pre-election

Due to widespread insecurity in the state, civil society groups raised concern about the safe conduct of the election in heavily-insecure areas.[88]

General election

Results

By senatorial district

The results of the election by senatorial district.

Senatorial DistrictUba Sani
APC
Jonathan Asake
LP
Isa Ashiru
PDP
Others
VotesPercentageVotesPercentageVotesPercentageVotesPercentage
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna Central Senatorial Districtbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna North Senatorial Districtbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna South Senatorial Districtbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#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 ConstituencyUba Sani
APC
Jonathan Asake
LP
Isa Ashiru
PDP
Others
VotesPercentageVotesPercentageVotesPercentageVotesPercentage
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Birnin Gwari/Giwa Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Igabi Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Ikara/Kubau Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Jema'a/Sanga Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna North Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna South Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaura Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kauru Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Lere Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Sabon Gari Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Soba Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Zangon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBD
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Zaria Federal Constituencybgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#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.

LGAUba Sani
APC
Jonathan Asake
LP
Isa Ashiru
PDP
Others
VotesPercentageVotesPercentageVotesPercentageVotesPercentage
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Birnin Gwaribgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Chikunbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Giwabgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Igabibgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Jababgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Jema'abgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kachiabgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna Northbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaduna Southbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kagarkobgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kajurubgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaurabgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kaurubgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kubaubgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Kudanbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
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bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Makarfibgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Sabon Garibgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Sangabgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Sobabgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Zangon Katafbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" Zariabgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %bgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" TBDbgcolor=#c4b5bb align="center" %
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See also

Notes and References

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  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: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . Uba Sani wins Kaduna APC Guber primary election . . 7 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Arvin . Jariel . How kidnap-for-ransom became the "most lucrative industry in Nigeria" . . 8 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Shiklam . John . In Three Months, Bandits Killed 343 People, Abducted 830 Others in Kaduna . . 8 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Egbejule . Eromo . Who are the 'bandits' terrorising Nigeria's 'Wild Wild West'? . . 8 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Campbell . John . John Campbell (diplomat) . Ethnic and Religious Violence Worsen in Kaduna . . 8 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Mahr . Krista . Guns, religion and climate change intensify Nigeria's deadly farmer-herder clashes . . 8 April 2022.
  10. Web site: For The Record: El-Rufai's 2019 inauguration speech as Kaduna governor . . 8 April 2022.
  11. Web site: RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, OCTOBER, 2019: Top 5, Bottom 5 . . 8 April 2022.
  12. Web site: RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, JANUARY, 2020: Top 5, Bottom 5 . . 8 April 2022 . Nasir el-Rufai, returns to the top 5 ranking for the month of January, after enjoying good mention in year 2019. We acknowledge his commitment to improving the education sector in the Northwest state, especially the recent declaration of free education for public primary and secondary schools in the state..
  13. Web site: RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, MARCH, 2020: Top 5, Bottom 5 . . 8 April 2022 . Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State also took proactive steps after the first case of the COVID-19 disease surfaced in the country..
  14. Web site: Kaduna residents praise El-Rufai for building flyovers . . . 8 April 2022.
  15. Web site: Huriwa To Governor Elrufai-: End Discrimination Against Christians Now: . The Nigerian Voice . 8 April 2022.
  16. Web site: RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, MARCH, 2021: El-Rufai's inflexibility, South-East Governors' hopelessness . . 8 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Top 5, Bottom 5: RipplesNigeria ranking of Nigerian governors for August, 2020 . . 8 April 2022 . As the Chief Security Officer of the state, Governor El-Rufai has disappointingly continued to speak in ways and manners unexpected of him. We note with concern, statements credited to the governor concerning the alleged culpability of leaders of Southern Kaduna to the effect that they are only interested in collecting brown envelopes and when they don't get it, orchestrate the killing of their people. We reckon that the statement, if truly was made by El-Rufai, was most irresponsible and insensitive of a leader who is desirous of a lasting solution to the carnage, and the killing field the Southern part of the state is fast becoming..
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  19. Web site: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . BANDITS: El-Rufai's call for carpet-bombing raises dust . . 8 April 2022.
  20. Web site: RANKING NIGERIAN GOVERNORS, APRIL/MAY 2021: El-Rufai's bloody hands, S'East UGM, Southern Govs jolted back to life . . 8 April 2022 . We are appalled by the lack of tact and human feelings in Governor el-Rufai's handling of the cases of mass abduction of students in the state...We also note the recent faceoff between Governor Nasir el-Rufai and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), his mass sack of all nurses under grade level 14 in the services of the state government and threats to sack lecturers at the state university for daring to join the strike ordered by the NLC to protest the mass sack of workers in the state. With the episode of last week, we are afraid that el-Rufai has either slided ingloriously into dictatorship or he is simply showing his true colours as a man who cannot stand opposition..
  21. Web site: Nigerian journalist Luka Binniyat detained over complaint by Kaduna state official . . 8 April 2022.
  22. Web site: Ailing reporter held without trial for nearly three months in central Nigeria . . 8 April 2022.
  23. Web site: BREAKING: Kaduna Journalist Arrested For Re-posting Facebook Article Kefas Stephen Is Missing . . 8 April 2022.
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  25. Web site: Mudashir . Ismail . UNVEILED: El-Rufai's Team Where Anointed Candidate Will Be Picked From . . 31 March 2022.
  26. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . El-Rufai names Uba Sani as preferred successor . . 6 May 2022.
  27. Web site: Mudashir . Ismail . Kaduna: El-Rufai Anoints Uba Sani, Drops Dattijo, Others . . 6 May 2022.
  28. Web site: Gbadebo . Bode . Kaduna Guber: El-Rufai Anoints Uba Sani, Asks Dattijo To Contest Senate Seat . . 6 May 2022.
  29. Web site: Lere . Mohammed . Kaduna 2023: El-Rufai endorses Uba Sani as successor . . 6 May 2022.
  30. Web site: Kalu . Vincent . Kaduna: How Uba Sani emerged as choice of APC stakeholders . . 7 May 2022.
  31. Web site: Mudashir . Ismail . APC Ticket: Real Reasons El-Rufai Anointed Uba Sani . . 7 May 2022.
  32. Web site: Gabriel . John . Kaduna 2023: APC guber aspirant kicks against El-Rufai’s anointed candidate . . 7 May 2022.
  33. Web site: Yaba . Mohammed I. . 2023: ‘No To Dictatorship’, Aspirant Rejects El-Rufai’s Anointed Candidate . . 7 May 2022.
  34. Web site: Sadiq . Lami . Save Kaduna From El-Rufai’s Imposition, APC Aspirant Tells NWC . . 22 May 2022.
  35. Web site: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . Sha’aban, Kaduna APC guber aspirant, rejects congress result . . 8 June 2022.
  36. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . APC appeal panel upholds 2,619 Kaduna delegates . . 22 May 2022.
  37. Web site: Lere . Mohammed . ANALYSIS: Kaduna 2023: El-Rufai’s anointed candidate and PDP’s many aspirants . . 14 June 2022.
  38. Web site: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . Kaduna APC guber primary, a charade, child’s play — Bashir alleges . . 8 June 2022.
  39. Web site: Shiklam . John . Sha’aban Rejects Outcome of Kaduna APC Governorship Primary . . 8 June 2022.
  40. Web site: Group Lobbies APC Candidates Against Muslim-Muslim Ticket In Kaduna . . 30 June 2022.
  41. Web site: Odunsi . Wale . Kaduna 2023: APC’s Uba Sani picks El-Rufai’s deputy Hadiza Balarabe as running mate . . 5 July 2022.
  42. Web site: Sadiq . Lami . Uba Sani Picks El-Rufai’s Deputy As Running Mate . . 5 July 2022.
  43. Web site: Gabriel . John . 2023: Kaduna APC guber candidate, Sani’s Muslim-Muslim ticket raises anxiety . . 5 July 2022.
  44. Web site: Nwachukwu . John Owen . Muslim-Muslim ticket: Kaduna people told to reject APC over Uba Sani’s decision . . 5 July 2022.
  45. Web site: Ahmadu-Suka . Maryam . Kaduna APC Primaries: Court Throws Out Sha’aban’s Suit Against Uba Sani . . 4 November 2022.
  46. Web site: Alabi . Abdulganiyu . S’Court affirms Uba Sani as Kaduna APC guber candidate . . 11 February 2023.
  47. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . Kaduna Senator declares governorship ambition, distributes 59 cars . . 16 March 2022.
  48. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . Kaduna 2023: Senator Uba Sani picks APC nomination forms . . 29 April 2022.
  49. Web site: Ibrahim . Mohammed . Ex-Customs Boss Joins Kaduna Gov’ship Race . . 21 April 2022.
  50. Web site: Ahmadu-Suka . Maryam . Sha’aban Declares For Kaduna Governorship Race . . 12 April 2022.
  51. Web site: Uthman . Samad . El-Rufai has asked APC Kaduna governorship hopefuls to support Uba Sani, says Dattijo . . 7 May 2022.
  52. Web site: Oloniniran . Gbenga . 2023: Kaduna APC governorship aspirant appeals for El-Rufai’s support . . 13 April 2022.
  53. Web site: Uchechukwu . Chidinma . Kaduna 2023: NIMASA boss begins consultations over governorship ambition at his emirate . Today.ng . 18 April 2022.
  54. Web site: Afraid of resigning as NIMASA DG, Bashir Jamoh withdraws from Kaduna guber race . Ships & Ports . 8 June 2022.
  55. Web site: Bashir . Yahaya . Kaduna APC governorship race: who will succeed El-Rufai? . . 25 March 2022.
  56. Web site: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . Kaduna 2023: Who will succeed El- Rufa'i? . . 28 January 2022.
  57. Web site: Sadiq . Lami . Kaduna Deputy Gov Withdraws From Guber Race, Endorses El-Rufai’s Candidate . . 7 May 2022.
  58. Web site: Akhaine . Saxone . Kaduna 2023: Peep inside Gov El-Rufai's trickeries, succession plan . . 21 June 2021.
  59. Web site: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . Ex-NAHCON boss, Mukhtar, eyes Kashim Ibrahim House . . 25 March 2022.
  60. Web site: Abdullahi Mukhtar Under Pressure To Contest Kaduna Governorship Seat, Says 'i'm Consulting, Praying ' . The Nigerian Voice . 25 March 2022.
  61. Web site: Alabelewe . Abdulgafar . 2023: Tight guber race imminent in Kaduna . . 28 March 2022.
  62. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . Ex-Rep member floors Shehu Sani, others, wins PDP gov ticket . . 26 May 2022.
  63. Web site: Kaduna PDP Crisis Deepens As Governorship Aspirant, Ashiru Allegedly Collude With Party Chairman To Manipulate Primaries . . 26 May 2022.
  64. Web site: Tauna . Amos . John Ayuba emerges Kaduna PDP guber candidate’s running mate . . 22 June 2022.
  65. Web site: Adenekan . Samson . 2023: Peter Obi announces Baba-Ahmed as running mate . . 8 July 2022.
  66. Web site: Ahmadu-Suka . Maryam . Ashiru Declares For Kaduna Gov'ship, To Tackle Insecurity, Poverty . . 31 March 2022.
  67. Web site: Akpan . Samuel . 'I'll clean up the dirt in Kaduna' — Shehu Sani joins governorship race . TheCable . 2 January 2022.
  68. Web site: Shiklam . John . Sani Sidi, Ex- NEMA DG, Returns to PDP . . 28 March 2022.
  69. Web site: Hassan-Wuyo . Ibrahim . 2023: Kaduna people have suffered, I'll return — Ex-Gov Yero . . 28 March 2022.
  70. Web site: Isamotu . Idowu . I Will Run For Kaduna Gov'ship — Ex-Presidential Aspirant . . 1 February 2022.
  71. Web site: ‘I pray we get our politics right’ — Datti Baba-Ahmed withdraws from Kaduna guber race . . 26 May 2022.
  72. Web site: Alabelewe . Abdulgafar . APC, PDP in silent battle for succession in Kaduna . The Nation . 10 July 2021.
  73. Web site: FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIONS - Governorship & Houses of Assembly . . 6 October 2022.
  74. Web site: Gabriel . John . 2023: Sen Caleb Zagi wins Kaduna ADC guber ticket . . 6 June 2022.
  75. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . Ex-SOKAPU president emerges Kaduna LP gov candidate . . 10 August 2022.
  76. Web site: Isenyo . Godwin . Ex-senator Hunkuyi emerges Kaduna NNPP gov candidate . . 6 June 2022.
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