Mukhtar Shehu Idris

Mukhtar Shehu Idris (born April 4, 1974) is a Nigerian administrator and politician. He was the Governor-elect of Zamfara State in the 2019 gubernatorial election under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC).[1][2] Five days to his inauguration as governor of Zamfara State the Supreme Court annulled the election of Idris and all APC candidates in the 2019 elections and ordered Independent National Electoral Commission to declare all first runners in the election who satisfied the requirements of the law winners of the polls.[3][4][5][6] His major challenger for the nomination of the APC for the governorship election in the state, Kabir Marafa [marafan gusau] had gone to court on the grounds that APC in Zamfara did not conduct primaries and prayed the court to disqualify all candidates of the party in the 2019 polls. Opposition People's Democratic Party candidates who lost at the polls were declared winners and became the major beneficiaries of the crisis in the APC.[7][8][9][10] In January 2020, APC approached the Supreme Court for review of its earlier judgment but in a ruling on the 27 of March, 2020 the court declined a review of its own judgment which it said it is final and bidding on all parties in the case.[11][12][13]

Mukhtar Shehu Idris
Born (1974-04-04) April 4, 1974 (age 50)
Tudun Wada
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)Administrator, politician
Known forGovernor-elect for Zamfara State
Political partyAll Progressive Congress
OpponentBello Matawalle PDP & Kabir Garba Marafa APC
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  3. ^ "Supreme Court sacks elected APC candidates in Zamfara". Businessday NG. May 24, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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  6. ^ "Despite sack by appeal court, Zamfara APC candidate attends induction for governors-elect". May 8, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ^ editor (May 26, 2019). "INEC Declares PDP Candidates Winners in Zamfara Elections". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved March 27, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "INEC Declares PDP's Mattawalle Winner Of Zamfara Gov Election". Channels Television. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ^ "INEC declares PDP winner of Zamfara elections". TheCable. May 25, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "[BREAKING] Supreme Court verdict: INEC declares PDP winner of elections in Zamfara » Latest News » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. May 25, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Zamfara Governorship: Supreme Court dismisses APC's application to review judgment". March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. ^ Azu, John Chuks; Umar, Shehu (March 27, 2020). "Gov'ship tussle: Anxiety as Supreme Court rules on Zamfara today". Daily Trust. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Zamfara APC's request for judgment's review". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.