2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election

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2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election
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All 24 seats in the Yobe State House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party APC PDP
Last election231
Seats before240
Speaker before election

Ahmed Lawan Mirwa
APC

Elected Speaker

TBD

The 2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election took place on 18 March 2023, to elect members of the Yobe State House of Assembly. The election was held concurrent with the state gubernatorial election as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. [1] [2] It was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.

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Electoral system

The members of state Houses of Assembly are elected using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.

Background

In the previous House of Assembly elections, the APC won a sizeable majority that elected Ahmed Lawan Mirwa (APC-Nguru II) as Speaker. In other Yobe elections, incumbent APC Governor Mai Mala Buni won in a landslide as the APC swept every House of Representatives and Senate seat along with Buhari winning the state in a landslide.

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Previous Election23124
Before Election24024
After ElectionTBDTBD24

Summary

ConstituencyIncumbentResults
IncumbentPartyStatusCandidates
Bade East Mohammed Maimota Kabir APCIncumbent renominated
Bade West Gafo Mai Zabu Bizi APCStatus unknown
Bursari Mala Lawan Jawa APCStatus unknown
Damagum Maina Digma Gana APCIncumbent renominated
Damaturu I Mohammad Bazani APCStatus unknown
Damaturu II Buba Ibrahim APCIncumbent renominated
Fika/Ngalda Yakubu Suleiman Maluri APCIncumbent renominated
Geidam North Bukar Mustapha APCIncumbent renominated
Geidam South Mohammad Ali APCIncumbent renominated
Goya/Ngeji Ishaku Sani Audu APCIncumbent renominated
Gujba Bulama Bukar APCIncumbent renominated
Gulani Bularafa Bunu Zanna APCIncumbent renominated
Jajere Chiroma A. Buba APCIncumbent renominated
Jakusko Ya’u Usman Dachia APCIncumbent renominated
Karasuwa Adamu Dala-Dogo APCIncumbent renominated
Mamudo Mohammed Isa Bello APCIncumbent renominated
Nangere Saminu Musa Lawan APCIncumbent renominated
Nguru I Lawan Sani Inuwa APC [a] Incumbent nominated
Nguru II Ahmed Lawan Mirwa APCIncumbent renominated
Potiskum Abdullahi Adamu Bazuwa APCIncumbent retiring
Tarmuwa Buba Saleh Maina APCIncumbent renominated
Yunusari Ahmed Dambol Musa APCIncumbent renominated
Yusufari Mohammed Hassan APCIncumbent renominated

Notes

  1. ↑ This Assembly member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust . Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 "FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIONS - Governorship & Houses of Assembly" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Usman, Shehu (24 May 2022). "Ex-APC governorship aspirant, two others emerge as PDP senatorial candidates in Yobe [See full list]". Daily Post . Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "LIST OF STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission . Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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