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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai representing Yobe South, Ibrahim Gaidam representing Yobe East and Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Bukar Ibrahim representing Yobe East and Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North won on the platform of All Progressives Congress, while Mohammed Hasan representing Yobe South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Borno State. Ahmed Zanna representing Borno Central and Mohammed Ali Ndume representing Borno South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Maina Maaji Lawan representing Borno North won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.
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The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Borno State. Abubakar Mahdi representing Borno South and Hassan Abba Sadiq representing Borno North won on the platform of Social Democratic Party, while Ali Modu Sheriff representing Borno Central won on the platform of the National Republican Convention.
The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Kaduna State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kaduna State. Tsoho Abubakar Ikara representing Kaduna West and Musa Bello representing Kaduna Central won on the platform of National Republican Convention, while Babale Maikarfi representing Kaduna East won on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.
The 2019 Yobe State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Yobe State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Yobe State House of Assembly.
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