The 2011 Niger State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of
Niger State
Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. Niger state has three political zones, zone A,B and C. The state's capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was fo ...
. 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
Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu is a senior civil servant who was elected governor of Niger State, Nigeria in April 2007.
He was reelected on 26 April 2011.
In the March 2015 presidential and senate elections, Gov Aliyu failed in his senate race against ...
won the election, defeating Ibrahim Bako Shettima of the
Congress for Progressive Change
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was a political party founded in Nigeria in 2009 in preparation for the April 2011 elections.
It was the 63rd political party to be founded in the country.
In February 2013, the party merged with the A ...
.
Results
A total of 7 candidates contested in the election.
Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu is a senior civil servant who was elected governor of Niger State, Nigeria in April 2007.
He was reelected on 26 April 2011.
In the March 2015 presidential and senate elections, Gov Aliyu failed in his senate race against ...
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 Ibrahim Bako Shettima from the
Congress for Progressive Change
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was a political party founded in Nigeria in 2009 in preparation for the April 2011 elections.
It was the 63rd political party to be founded in the country.
In February 2013, the party merged with the A ...
. Valid votes was 905,829.
References
Niger State gubernatorial elections
Niger gubernatorial
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