2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

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2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
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Turnout0.51 [1]
 
Nominee Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai Mukhtar Ramalan Yero
Party APC PDP
Running mate Yusuf Barnabas Bala Nuhu Nyam Audu Bajoga [2]
Popular vote1,117,635485,833
Percentage68.56%29.80%
Governor before election

Mukhtar Ramalan Yero
PDP

Elected Governor

Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai
APC

The 2015 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015. [3] Nasir el-Rufai of the APC took a clear lead against the incumbent governor and PDP, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero candidate in the election. [4] [5] [6] [7] The APC candidate won in 17 LGAs, while the PDP claimed the other six. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Contents

Earlier on, in January 2015, in a pre-election poll for the Kaduna gubernatorial elections organised by the ANAP Foundation, the result showed el-Rufai leading Yero by a gap of 26% in-between them; the former having 46% of total votes, and the latter 20%. 23% of the voters, however, remained indecisive. [13]

Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai emerged winner in the APC gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Yusuf Barnabas Bala. [14]

Electoral system

The Governor of Kaduna State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

APC primary

The APC primary election began Thursday, December 4, 2014, ending early on Friday December 5, when results were announced at about 8:30 AM at the Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex where the event was held. Nasir el-Rufai overcame four other contenders, polling 1,965 votes to become the winner of the contest. There were a total of 3,557 accredited delegates, 3,546 total vote cast of which 3,518 were valid and 28 invalid, as reported the returning officer, Prince Ekenyem Orizu. [15]

Candidates

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was held at Murtala Square Kaduna on December 7, 2014. After all but one of the other aspirants stepped down for him, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, the incumbent governor emerged with the highest votes, polling 970, while his only contender, Senator Haruna Aziz Zego, got a lone vote, out of a total of 972 delegate votes. [16] [17] [18]

Candidates

Results

A total of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. The PDP candidate scored the highest, polling a total of 1,117,635 votes to oust the APC contestant and incumbent governor, who emerged second with 485,833 votes, while the APGA candidate came third, with 20,140 votes. [3] [19] [20] There were 3,357,469 registered voters across the state, out of which 1,710,935 were accredited, but just 1,660,109 voted, according to the INEC Returning Officer. [8]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nasir el-Rufai All Progressives Congress (APC)1,117,63568.56
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero People's Democratic Party (PDP)485,83329.80
Polycarp Danladi Gankon All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)20,1401.24
Muhammadu RibaduAfrican Peoples Alliance (APA)2,6210.16
Alhaji Kabir Ahmed Jibril Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)9660.06
Alhaji Nayaya Mohammed LawalPeople for Democratic Change (PDC)9230.06
Bala Mohammed Yunusa African Democratic Congress (ADC)6760.04
Isa Adamu Abdullahi National Conscience Party (NCP)3210.02
Garba Muhammed SuleimanAllied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN)2810.02
Nehemiah SundayUnited Democratic Party (UDP)1870.01
Sani Abdulkadir New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)1700.01
Abdul Ahmed Isiaq Social Democratic Party (SDP)1230.01
Alhaji Lawal YusufUnited Party of Nigeria (UPN)1090.01
Mohammed Sani AhmedPeoples Party of Nigeria (PPN)950.01
Total1,630,080100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,357,469–
Source: Channels TV, [8] Google, [21] The Cable [22]

By local government area

The results of the election by local government area are here, representing the two major contenders. The total valid votes of 1,629,157 represents the 14 political parties that participated in the election. Green represents LGAs won by Yero. Blue represents LGAs won by el-Rufai. [23] [4] [8] [24] [25]

County (LGA)Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai

APC

Mukhtar Ramalan Yero

PDP

Total Votes
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Birnin Gwari
Chikun 36,92027,248
Giwa 48,24814,197
Igabi 88,36120,180
Ikara 37,52116,836
Jaba
Jema'a 39,76045,272
Kachia
Kaduna North 106,91512,465
Kaduna South 120,53515,665
Kagarko 24,84615,413
Kajuru 18,52221,296
Kaura 37,52116,836
Kauru
Kubau 53,93414,034
Kudan
Lere
Makarfi 37,75911,084
Sabon Gari 61,10712,504
Sanga
Soba 55,83612,743
Zangon Kataf
Zaria
Totals1,117,635485,8331,629,157

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