2019 Nigerian general election

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2019 Nigerian general election
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Registered82,344,107
Presidential election
Turnout34.75% (Decrease2.svg8.90pp)
  Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (cropped) (cropped).jpg Atiku Abubakar-2010 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Muhammadu Buhari Atiku Abubakar
Party APC PDP
Running mate Yemi Osinbajo Peter Obi
States carried1917 + FCT
Popular vote15,191,84711,262,978
Percentage55.60%41.22%
Map of the 2019 Nigerian presidential election.svg
States won by Abubakar (in green) and Buhari (blue)
President before election

Muhammadu Buhari
APC

Elected President

Muhammadu Buhari
APC

National Assembly election
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Senate
APC Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan 63+3
PDP Bukola Saraki 45−3
YPP Ifeanyi Ubah 1New
House of Representatives
APC Femi Gbajabiamila 202−10
PDP Yakubu Dogara 128−12
APGA Victor Ikechukwu Oye 9+4
ADC 3+3
AA 2New
PRP 2+2
ADP 1New
APM 1New
LP Mike Omotosho 10
SDP Olu Falae 10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate. [1] [2] [3] [4] The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February, but the Electoral Commission postponed the vote by a week at 03:00 on the original polling day, citing logistical challenges in getting electoral materials to polling stations on time. [5] In some places, the vote was delayed until 24 February due to electoral violence. [6] Polling in some areas was subsequently delayed until 9 March, when voting was carried out alongside gubernatorial and state assembly elections. [7]

Contents

The elections were the most expensive ever held in Nigeria, costing ₦69 billion (US$625 million) [8] more than the 2015 elections. [9] [10]

Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari won his re-election bid, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes. He was issued a Certificate of Return, [11] [12] and was sworn in on 29 May 2019, the former date of Democracy Day. [13]

Electoral system

The President of Nigeria is elected using a modified two round system, to be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least 24 of the 36 states. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round is held. [14]

The 109 members of the Senate were elected from 109 single-seat constituencies (three in each state and one for the Federal Capital Territory) by first-past-the-post voting. [15] The 360 members of the House of Representatives were also elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies. [16]

Presidential candidates

Party primaries

PDP

The People's Democratic Party held its presidential primaries on 5 October 2018, at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Thirteen aspirants contested for the ticket of the PDP, with Atiku Abubakar emerging the winner. [17]

CandidateVotes%
Atiku Abubakar 1,53248.6
Aminu Tambuwal 69322.0
Bukola Saraki 31710.1
Rabiu Kwankwaso 1585.0
Ibrahim Dankwambo 1113.5
Sule Lamido 963.0
Ahmed Makarfi 742.3
Tanimu Turaki 652.1
Attahiru Bafarawa 481.5
David Mark 351.1
Jonah Jang 190.6
Datti Ahmed 50.1
Total3,153100
Source: The Punch [18]

APC

Though some party members aspired for office of the president, notably, Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, Chief Charles Udeogaranya, and Alhaji Mumakai-Unagha, the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari was selected as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress party primaries held on 29 September 2018 amidst charges of imposition. [19]

Other candidates

Presidential debates

A presidential and vice-presidential debate was organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), with invitations extended to five of the 78 presidential candidates. The Debate Group explained the exclusion of other candidates as a measure to ensure the effectiveness of the debate and not an endorsement of the candidates chosen. [33] [34]

The vice presidential debate was held on 14 December 2018, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotels in Abuja. All invited vice presidential candidates were present, with candidates discussing health, education, security, economy and foreign affairs policies plans. [35] [36] [37]

The presidential debate occurred on 19 January 2019, and took place at the same venue. The two leading presidential contestants were absent, with Atiku Abubakar leaving the venue upon discovering that Muhammadu Buhari was absent. Fela Durotoye (ANN), Oby Ezekwesili (ACPN) and Kingsley Moghalu (YPN) continued the debate, while criticising the absence of the others. Mark Eddo moderated the debate. [38] [39]

Opinion polls

Poll sourceDateSample size Abubakar
PDP		 Buhari
APC		OthersNotes
Seamfix [40] [41] 9 November 2018 – 4 January 20192,44048%25%31%
NigeriaVotes [42] 19 November 2018 – 26 February 201911,32632%42%26%

Conduct

Immediately following the elections there were claims of widespread fraud by the opposition. The claims included accusations of ballot box snatching, vote-trading and impersonation. There were also claims that caches of explosives were found by police. [43] [44] Losing candidate Atiku Abubakar filed a case in the Nigerian supreme court citing widespread irregularities in the polls . However the court dismissed his case, saying that Atiku has failed to prove widespread fraud committed by the electoral team of Buhari. The court also dismissed an allegation which said that Buhari lied about his academic background. [45]

The African Union said the elections were "largely peaceful and conducive for the conducting of credible elections." The electoral commission also described the elections as mostly peaceful. [46] On the contrary, US-based organisation Freedom House severely criticised the conduct, saying that they were marred by irregularities and intimidation. [47]

Results

President

The results of the presidential election were announced in the early hours of 27 February 2019. [48]

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Muhammadu Buhari Yemi Osinbajo All Progressives Congress 15,191,84755.60
Atiku Abubakar Peter Obi People's Democratic Party 11,262,97841.22
Felix NicolasAdo BabaPeoples Coalition Party110,1960.40
Obadiah Mailafia Nasiru Tanimowo Nurain Bolanle African Democratic Congress 97,8740.36
Gbor John Wilson TerwaseGerald Chukwueke Ndudi All Progressives Grand Alliance 66,8510.24
Yabagi Sani Olateru Olagbegi Martin Kunle Action Democratic Party 54,9300.20
Akhimien Davidson IsiborHamman Ibrahim ModibboGrassroots Development Party of Nigeria41,8520.15
Ibrahim Aliyu HassanAdeleke Adesoji Masilo AderemiAfrican Peoples Alliance36,8660.13
Donald Duke Shehu Musa Gabam Social Democratic Party 34,7460.13
Omoyele Sowore Rufai Rabiu Ahmed African Action Congress 33,9530.12
Da-Silva Thomas AyoMuhammad Aisha AbubakarSave Nigeria Congress28,6800.10
Shitu Mohammed KabirOlayemi Memunat MahmudAdvanced Peoples Democratic Alliance26,5580.10
Yusuf Mamman DantallePrince Duru NwabuezeAllied Peoples' Movement26,0390.10
Kingsley Moghalu Abdullahi Umma Getso Young Progressives Party 21,8860.08
Ameh Peter OjonugwaEdun Kehinde Progressive Peoples Alliance 21,8220.08
Isaac Babatunde OsiteluNafiu Muhammad LawalAccord Party19,2190.07
Fela Durotoye Abdullahi Khadijah Iyah Alliance for New Nigeria 16,7790.06
Bashayi Isa DansarkiAdepoju Oluwatoyin GraceMasses Movement of Nigeria14,5400.05
Osakwe Felix JohnsonMohammed Alhaji Ali Democratic People's Party 14,4830.05
Abdulrashid Hassan BabaUchendu Uju Peace OzokaAction Alliance14,3800.05
Nwokeafor Ikechukwu NdubuisiAli AbdullahiAdvanced Congress of Democrats11,3250.04
Maina Maimuna KyariOluwole Yetunde Folake Northern People's Congress 10,0810.04
Victor OkhaiIyan Tama Hamisu LamidoProvidence Peoples Congress8,9790.03
Chike UkaegbuSafiya Ibrahim OgohAdvanced Allied Party8,9020.03
Oby Ezekwesili Galadima Ganiyu OseniAllied Congress Party of Nigeria7,2230.03
Ibrahim Usman AlhajiNwafor-Orizu OnwaNational Rescue Movement6,2290.02
Ike KekeJohnson OmedeNew Nigeria People's Party6,1110.02
Moses AyibiowuIdoko Michael EmaikuNational Unity Party5,3230.02
Awosola Williams OlusolaSeiyefa FetepigiDemocratic Peoples Congress5,2420.02
Muhammed Usman ZakiAkpan Tom Ezekiel Labour Party 5,0740.02
Eke Samuel ChukwumaMusa Hadiza AruwaGreen Party of Nigeria4,9240.02
Nwachukwu Chuks NwabuikwuTijjani Aisha AliAll Grassroots Alliance4,6890.02
Hamza al-Mustapha Opara RobertPeoples Party of Nigeria4,6220.02
Shipi Moses GodiaOkwuanyasi Abiola Kika Shaliat All Blended Party 4,5230.02
Chris Okotie Binutu Adefela AkinolaFresh Democratic Party4,5540.02
Tope Fasua Yakubu Aminu Zakari Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party 4,3400.02
OnwubuyaAhmad Muhammad NourayniFreedom And Justice Party4,1740.02
Asukwo Mendie ArchibongIte Donald-EkpoNigeria For Democracy4,0960.01
Ahmed BuhariNwagu Kingsley PhilipSustainable National Party3,9410.01
Salisu Yunusa TankoJames Funmi National Conscience Party 3,7990.01
Shittu Moshood AsiwajuOkere EvelynAlliance National Party3,5860.01
Obinna Uchechukwu IkeagwuonuOmotosho Emmanuel All People's Party 3,5850.01
Balogun Isiaka IsholaShuaibu MuhammadUnited Democratic Party3,1700.01
Obaje Yusufu AmehSule Olalekan GaniyuAdvanced Nigeria Democratic Party3,1040.01
Chief Umenwa GodwinIbrahim Saheed OlaikaAll Grand Alliance Party3,0710.01
Israel Nonyerem DavidsonHassan Dawud JiddaReform and Advancement Party2,9720.01
Ukonga FrankMusa Saidu Shuaibu Democratic Alternative 2,7690.01
Santuraki HamisuUfondu Chinwe FlorenceMega Party of Nigeria2,7520.01
Funmilayo Adesanya-DaviesMercy Olufunmilayo IbenemeMass Action Joint Alliance2,6510.01
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Agwuncha Nwankwo ArthurPeoples Trust2,6130.01
Ali SoyodeAbdullahi Balkisu MustaphaYes Electorates Solidarity2,3940.01
Nsehe NseobongAbuh MohammedRestoration Party of Nigeria2,3880.01
Ojinika Geff ChizeeYakubu Usman U.Coalition for Change2,3910.01
Rabia Yasai Hassan CengizUhuegbu Chineme JusticeNational Action Council2,2790.01
Eunice Atuejide Bello Muhammad Jibril National Interest Party 2,2480.01
Dara JohnAbubakar SalisuAlliance of Social Democrats2,1460.01
Fagbenro-Byron Samuel Adesina Ado Ummar AbbasKowa Party1,9110.01
Emmanuel Etim Adeola Zainab HazzanChange Nigeria Party1,8740.01
Chukwu-Eguzolugo Sunday ChikenduSalihu Iman AliyuJustice Must Prevail Party1,8530.01
Madu Nnamdi EdozieAdamu AbubakarIndependent Democrats1,8450.01
Osuala Chukwudi JohnMuhammad FalaliRe-build Nigeria Party1,7920.01
Albert Owuru AmbroseYahaya Shaba HarunaHope Democratic Party1,6630.01
David Esosa Ize-IyamuKofar Mata Maryam UmarBetter Nigeria Progressive Party1,6490.01
Inwa Ahmed SakilNkwocha Echemor Nkwocha Unity Party of Nigeria 1,6310.01
Akpua RobinsonAhmadu UmaruNational Democratic Liberty Party1,5880.01
Mark Emmanuel AuduOkeke MosesUnited Patriots1,5610.01
Ishaka Paul OfemileVincent Akinfelami AkinbanaiNigeria Elements Progressive Party1,5240.01
Kriz DavidAzael Vashi ChecheraLiberation Movement1,4380.01
Ademola Babatunde AbidemiTataji Aisha AsabeNigeria Community Movement Party1,3780.01
A. Edosomwan JohnsonNasiru MohammedNational Democratic Liberty Party1,1920.00
Angela JohnsonZayyanu AbubakarAlliance for a United Nigeria1,0920.00
Abah Lewis ElaigwuOmohimua Michael OkojieChange Advocacy Party1,1110.00
Nwangwu Uchenna PeterAdebiwale Olaurewaju OdunladeWe The People Nigeria7320.00
Total27,324,583100.00
Valid votes27,324,58395.49
Invalid/blank votes1,289,6074.51
Total votes28,614,190100.00
Registered voters/turnout82,344,10734.75
Source: Independent National Electoral Commission

By geopolitical zone

Geo­political zone Muhammadu Buhari
APC		 Atiku Abubakar
PDP		Felix Nicolas
PCP		 Obadiah Mailafia
ADC		Gbor Terwase
AAC		OthersMarginTotal valid votes
Votes %T.Votes %T.Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %
North Central [a] 2,465,59953.59%72,023,76943.98%719,0280.41%7,1420.16%7,3160.16%78,2691.70%441,8309.60%4,601,123
North East [b] 3,238,78370.68%61,255,35727.40%211,4440.25%5,2070.11%1,9160.04%69,3651.51%1,983,42643.29%4,582,072
North West [c] 5,995,65171.18%72,280,46527.07%317,9530.21%2,4490.03%3,0480.04%123,8231.47%3,715,18644.11%8,423,389
South East [d] 403,96818.19%31,693,48576.26%514,7200.66%1,6650.07%52,3922.36%54,5262.46%−1,289,517−58.07%2,220,756
South South [e] 1,051,39631.34%52,233,23266.56%614,7520.44%4,1560.12%1,0590.03%50,4861.50%−1,181,836−35.23%3,355,081
South West [f] 1,051,39749.16%61,776,67042.89%629,3890.71%77,2551.87%1,1200.03%221,2785.34%259,7806.27%4,142,162
Total15,191,84755.60%3411,262,97841.22%29107,2860.39%97,8740.36%66,8510.24%597,7472.19%3,928,86914.38%27,324,583

By state

State Muhammadu Buhari
APC		 Atiku Abubakar
PDP		Felix Nicolas
PCP		 Obadiah Mailafia
ADC		Gbor Terwase
AAC		OthersMarginTotal valid votes
Votes %T.Votes %T.Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %Votes %
Abia 85,05826.31%1219,69867.96%11,4890.46%3360.10%9,6382.98%7,0722.19%−134,640−41.65%323,291
Adamawa 378,07846.59%1410,26650.55%13,6700.45%3,9890.49%1590.02%15,3721.89%−32,188−3.97%811,534
Akwa Ibom 175,42930.31%1395,83268.39%11,9020.33%2300.04%610.01%5,3210.92%−220,403−38.08%578,775
Anambra 33,2985.50%0524,73886.63%14,3740.72%2270.04%30,0344.96%13,0632.16%−491,440−81.13%605,734
Bauchi 798,42877.95%1209,31320.43%02,1040.21%2960.03%1490.01%14,0171.37%589,11557.51%1,024,307
Bayelsa 118,82136.93%1197,93361.51%11,5840.49%1,0780.34%530.02%2,2980.71%−79,112−24.59%321,767
Benue 347,66847.70%1356,81748.95%12,7930.38%5540.08%4,5820.63%16,4982.26%−9,149−1.26%728,912
Borno 836,49690.94%171,7887.80%01,5630.17%3010.03%1870.02%9,4511.03%764,70883.14%919,786
Cross River 117,30227.80%1295,73770.10%12,0330.48%3260.08%430.01%6,4601.53%−178,435−42.29%421,901
Delta 221,29226.67%1594,06871.59%12,7530.33%1,0750.13%1450.02%10,4291.26%−372,776−44.93%829,762
Ebonyi 90,72625.26%1258,57372.00%11,6370.46%2130.06%2220.06%7,7602.16%−167,847−46.74%359,131
Edo 267,84247.77%1275,69149.17%13,5260.63%8500.15%1430.03%12,6592.26%−7,849−1.40%560,711
Ekiti 219,23157.52%1154,03240.41%12,2990.60%4060.11%390.01%5,1251.34%65,19917.11%381,132
Enugu 54,42312.93%0355,55384.45%12,3370.56%3480.08%1,6180.38%6,7351.60%−301,130−71.52%421,014
F.C.T. 152,22435.91%1259,99761.33%12,9210.69%2460.06%2550.06%8,3081.96%−107,773−25.42%423,951
Gombe 402,96172.71%1138,48424.99%01,6790.30%2480.04%1240.02%10,7071.93%264,47747.72%554,203
Imo 140,46327.46%1334,92365.47%14,8830.95%5410.11%10,8802.13%19,8963.89%−194,460−38.01%511,586
Jigawa 794,73871.84%1289,89526.21%12,7610.25%2610.02%1400.01%18,4491.67%504,84345.64%1,106,244
Kaduna 993,44559.72%1649,61239.05%14,0270.24%5580.03%7490.05%15,2120.91%343,83320.67%1,663,603
Kano 1,464,76877.45%1391,59320.71%03,5680.19%5910.03%5490.03%30,0651.59%1,073,17556.75%1,891,134
Katsina 1,232,13379.21%1308,05619.80%02,3990.15%2370.02%3310.02%12,3170.79%924,07759.41%1,555,473
Kebbi 581,55276.86%1154,28220.39%01,7940.24%2850.04%2280.03%18,4642.44%427,27056.47%756,605
Kogi 285,89454.87%1218,20741.88%12,2070.42%4,3690.84%3180.06%10,0211.92%67,68712.99%521,016
Kwara 308,98467.22%1138,18430.06%12,1080.46%4560.10%890.02%9,8552.14%170,80037.16%459,676
Lagos 580,82553.31%1448,01541.12%18,4580.78%2,9150.27%4990.05%48,8554.48%132,81012.19%1,089,567
Nasarawa 289,90349.92%1283,84748.87%11,8680.32%3390.06%1,5230.26%3,2980.57%6,0561.04%580,778
Niger 612,37171.88%1218,05225.59%12,8550.34%5880.07%3890.05%17,6822.08%394,31946.28%851,937
Ogun 281,76249.94%1194,65534.50%13,5630.63%25,2834.48%2220.04%58,77110.42%87,10715.44%564,256
Ondo 241,76943.48%1275,90149.62%14,8290.87%6,2961.13%900.02%27,1094.88%−34,132−6.14%555,994
Osun 347,63448.64%1337,37747.21%14,8880.68%1,5250.21%730.01%23,1853.24%10,2571.44%714,682
Oyo 365,22943.66%1366,69043.83%15,3520.64%40,8304.88%1970.02%58,2336.96%−1,461−0.17%836,531
Plateau 468,55545.28%1548,66553.02%14,2760.41%5900.06%1600.02%12,6071.22%−80,110−7.74%1,034,853
Rivers 150,71023.47%0473,97173.81%12,9540.46%5970.09%6140.10%13,3192.07%−323,261−50.34%642,165
Sokoto 490,33356.24%1361,60441.47%12,6300.30%3310.04%3130.04%16,6801.91%128,72914.76%871,891
Taraba 324,90645.58%1374,74352.57%13210.05%2110.03%1,0710.15%11,6251.63%−49,837−6.99%712,877
Yobe 497,91489.01%150,7639.08%02,1070.38%1620.03%2260.04%8,1931.46%447,15179.94%559,365
Zamfara 438,68275.84%1125,42321.68%07740.13%1860.03%7380.13%12,6362.18%313,25954.16%578,439
Total15,191,84755.60%3411,262,97841.22%29107,2860.39%97,8740.36%66,8510.24%597,7472.19%3,928,86914.38%27,324,583
BuhariAbubakarNicolasMailafiaTerwaseOthersMarginTotal
Source: BBC, This Day, Vanguard [49] [50] [51]
Close states

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

  1. Oyo State, 0.17% (1,461 votes) margin for Abubakar

States where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5%:

  1. Nasarawa State, 1.04% (6,056 votes) margin for Buhari
  2. Benue State, 1.26% (9,149 votes) margin for Abubakar
  3. Edo State, 1.40% (7,849 votes) margin for Abubakar
  4. Osun State, 1.44% (10,257 votes) margin for Buhari
  5. Adamawa State, 3.97% (32,188 votes) margin for Abubakar

States where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10%:

  1. Ondo State, 6.14% (34,132 votes) margin for Abubakar
  2. Taraba State, 6.99% (49,837 votes) margin for Abubakar
  3. Plateau State, 7.74% (80,110 votes) margin for Abubakar

Senate

Senate President Bukola Saraki (PDP) was defeated in Kwara Central by the APC candidate. [52]

Currently, 64 incumbent Senators will not be returning as members of the Ninth Senate, having been defeated during the elections. While the APC will have a simple majority of votes in the Senate, it will not have a supermajority (74 votes), meaning it cannot push through constitutional amendments on its own. Three Senate seats have yet to be filled. [53]

PartySeats+/–
All Progressives Congress 63+3
People's Democratic Party 45–4
Young Progressives Party 1New
Total1090
Source: INEC, INEC, Order Paper

House of Representatives

PartySeats+/–
All Progressives Congress 202–10
People's Democratic Party 128–12
All Progressives Grand Alliance 9+4
African Democratic Congress 3+4
Action Alliance 2New
People's Redemption Party 2+2
Action Democratic Party 1New
Allied Peoples Movement 1New
Labour Party 10
Social Democratic Party 10
Vacant10+10
Total3600
Source: INEC, Order Paper

Governors

On 2 March 2019, elections were held for governors of 29 of the 36 states of Nigeria. Elections were suspended on the original date in Rivers State. They were later held on April 3, where the INEC declared that incumbent Wike won re-election. [54] [55]

PartySeats
All Progressives Congress 16
People's Democratic Party 15
No election held5
Total36
Source: INEC

Notes

  1. ↑ Comprising the states of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau in addition to the Federal Capital Territory.
  2. ↑ Comprising the states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe.
  3. ↑ Comprising the states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
  4. ↑ Comprising the states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.
  5. ↑ Comprising the states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, and Rivers.
  6. ↑ Comprising the states of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo.

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General elections were held in Nigeria on 28 and 29 March 2015, the fifth quadrennial election to be held since the end of military rule in 1999. Voters elected the President and members to the House of Representatives and the Senate. The incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, sought his second and final term.

The following lists and talks about events that happened in 2019 in Nigeria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian general election</span>

General elections were held in Nigeria on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and vice president and members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third term. This election was seen as the tightest race since the end of military rule in 1999.

The 2023 Borno State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Borno State, concurrent with elections to the Borno State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent Governor Babagana Umara Zulum (APC) was re-elected by a 74% margin over PDP nominee — businessman Mohammed Ali Jajari.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Gombe State gubernatorial election</span> 2023 gubernatorial election in Gombe State, Nigeria

The 2023 Gombe State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Gombe State, concurrent with elections to the Gombe State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya was re-elected by a margin of 18% over PDP nominee, businessman Mohammed Jibrin Barde.

The 2023 Jigawa State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Jigawa State, concurrent with elections to the Jigawa State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was later scheduled to hold three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Deputy Governor Umar Namadi held the office for the APC by a margin of 24% over PDP nominee Mustapha Sule Lamido — a businessman and son of former Governor Sule Lamido.

The 2023 Kaduna State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Kaduna State, concurrent with elections to the Kaduna State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Senator Uba Sani retained the office for the APC by a margin of less than 1% — under 11,000 votes — over first runner-up and PDP nominee Isa Ashiru, a former member of the House of Representatives.

The 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Kebbi State, concurrent with elections to the Kebbi State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Nasir Idris, a teachers' union leader, held the office for the APC by a margin of 6% over the PDP nominee — former Army major general Aminu Bande.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Oyo State gubernatorial election</span> 2023 gubernatorial election in Oyo State, Nigeria

The 2023 Oyo State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Oyo State, concurrent with elections to the Oyo State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Seyi Makinde was re-elected, winning by a 34.5% margin of victory over first runner-up and APC nominee — Senator Teslim Folarin.

The 2023 Taraba State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the governor of Taraba State, concurrent with elections to the Taraba State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election, which was postponed from its original 11 March date, was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Darius Ishaku was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term. Kefas Agbu held the office for the PDP by defeating NNPP nominee Muhammad Sani Yahaya.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian presidential election</span>

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 36.61% of the vote, just under 8.8 million votes to defeat over runners-up former vice president Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, held on the same date while state elections were held on 18 March. The inauguration was held on 29 May 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian elections</span>

The 2023 Nigerian elections were held in large part on 25 February and 11 March 2023. The president and vice president were elected on 25 February, with incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari ineligible to run, being term-limited. Additionally, there were also elections on the same day for the Senate and the House of Representatives. On 11 March, twenty-eight gubernatorial elections were held alongside elections to state houses of assembly in all 36 states. Three additional gubernatorial elections will be held later in the year alongside potential rerun elections for regularly scheduled elections annulled from earlier in the year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State</span> 2023 Senate elections in Enugu

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Enugu State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Enugu State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

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