The 2011 Jigawa State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of
Jigawa State
Jigawa State (Hausa: ''Jihar Jigawa'' (Fula Leydi Jigawa 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤮𞤤 𞤶ðž¤ðž¤ºðž¤¢ðž¤±ðž¤¢) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the northern region of the country. Created in 1991 from the northeastern-most region of Kan ...
, Nigeria. Held on April 26, 2011, the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
* People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
*People's Democratic Party (Belize)
*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
*People's Democratic Party (Chile)
* People's Democratic Party (Dom ...
nominee
Sule Lamido
Sule Lamido was born on (30 August 1948) served as Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria from 1999 to 2003.
He was elected governor of Jigawa State in April 2007.
He is a member of the former ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He ran successful ...
won the election, defeating
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (MON) (born in Babura 19 September 1962) Muhammadu Badaru went to the Babura Central Primary School, in 1970 and proceeded to the famous Rumfa College, Kano from where he went for his A levels at the School of Basic S ...
of the
Action Congress of Nigeria
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known as Action Congress (AC), was a Nigerian political party formed via the merger of a faction of Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several othe ...
.
Results
A total of 9 candidates contested in the election.
Sule Lamido
Sule Lamido was born on (30 August 1948) served as Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria from 1999 to 2003.
He was elected governor of Jigawa State in April 2007.
He is a member of the former ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).
He ran successful ...
from the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
* People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
*People's Democratic Party (Belize)
*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
*People's Democratic Party (Chile)
* People's Democratic Party (Dom ...
won the election, defeating
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (MON) (born in Babura 19 September 1962) Muhammadu Badaru went to the Babura Central Primary School, in 1970 and proceeded to the famous Rumfa College, Kano from where he went for his A levels at the School of Basic S ...
from the
Action Congress of Nigeria
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), formerly known as Action Congress (AC), was a Nigerian political party formed via the merger of a faction of Alliance for Democracy, the Justice Party, the Advance Congress of Democrats, and several othe ...
. Valid votes was 1,094,549, votes cast was 1,153,621, 59,072 votes was cancelled.
References
Jigawa State gubernatorial elections
Jigawa gubernatorial
April 2011 events in Nigeria
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