2023 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

2023 Sokoto State gubernatorial election
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Registered2,172,056
 
Nominee Ahmad Aliyu Saidu Umar
Party APC PDP
Running mate Idris Muhammad Gobir Sagir Bafarawa
Governor before election

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
PDP

Elected Governor

Ahmad Aliyu
APC

The 2023 Sokoto State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Sokoto State, concurrent with elections to the Sokoto 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—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent PDP Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal 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 Secretary to the State Government Saidu Umar on 25 May while the All Progressives Congress nominated former Deputy Governor Ahmad Aliyu on 26 May.[4][5]

  1. ^ Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Suleiman, Qosim. "It's Official: INEC postpones Saturday's governorship, state assembly elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PDP primary results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Ex-Deputy Gov Aliyu wins APC gov ticket in Sokoto State". Premium Times. News Agency of Nigeria. Retrieved 13 June 2022.