The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the

Nigerian Senate The Senate is the upper chamber of Nigeria's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly of Nigeria. The National Assembly (popularly referred to as NASS) is the nation's highest legislature, whose power is to make laws, is summarized in chapt ...

to represent

Yobe State Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Potisku ...

Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (born 10 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician. He is the Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly. He is a member of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC). Early li ...

representing Yobe South,

Ibrahim Gaidam Ibrahim Gaidam is a Nigerian politician and the incumbent Senator of Yobe East Senatorial District, Nigeria since June 2019. He was the immediate past governor of Yobe State, succeeded by the Former APC National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni on 29 Ma ...

representing Yobe East and

Ahmad Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (born 12 January 1959) is a Nigerian politician and professor who has served as President of the Senate of Nigeria since 2019. He represents the Yobe North Senatorial District in the Senate as a member of the All Progressi ...

representing Yobe North all won on the platform of

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the ...

Overview

Summary

Results

Yobe South

A total of 7 candidates registered with the

Independent National Electoral Commission The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established in 1998 and is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria. History Regulation and administration of elections The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...

to contest in the election. APC candidate Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai won the election, defeating PDP Mohammed Hassan and 5 other party candidates.

Yobe East

A total of 3 candidates registered with the

to contest in the election. APC candidate Ibrahim Gaidam won the election, defeating PDP Abba Gana Tata and 1 other party candidate.

Yobe North

A total of 4 candidates registered with the

to contest in the election. APC candidate

won the election, defeating PDP Abdullahi Sharif and 2 other party candidates.

References

{{2019 Nigeria elections Yobe State senatorial elections