The 2015 Niger State gubernatorial election was the 8th 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 ...

. Held on April 11, 2015, the All Progressives Congress nominee

Abubakar Sani Bello Abubakar Sani Bello also known as ''Lolo,'' is a Nigerian politician and the current executive Governor of Niger State, Nigeria. He is a member of All Progressive Congress (APC) Background Abubakar Sani Bello was Born on 17 December 1967. He ...

won the election, defeating Umar Nasko of the People's Democratic Party.

APC primary

APC candidate,

clinched the party ticket. The APC primary election was held in 2014.

PDP primary

PDP candidate, Umar Nasko clinched the party ticket. The PDP primary election was held in 2014.

Results

A total of 10 candidates contested in the election.

from the All Progressives Congress won the election, defeating Umar Nasko from the People's Democratic Party. The winner,

won in 23 out of 25 Local Government Areas in the State, Umar Nasko won just 2 Local Government Areas.

References

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