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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 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Simon Ajibola representing Kwara South, Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki representing Kwara Central and Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa representing Kwara North all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Kwara State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kwara State. Ahmed Mohammed Inuwa representing Kwara North and Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki representing Kwara Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Suleiman Ajadi representing Kwara South won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.
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- ↑ "Nigeria Senate Elections Set for Saturday for Most of Country | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ↑ "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2021.
- ↑ "INEC RESULT SHEET FOR SENATORIAL ELECTION 2011". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021.
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