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Zamfara is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current governor is Dauda Lawal. Until 1996,the area was part of Sokoto State.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Zamfara comprises three Senators representing Zamfara West,Zamfara Central,and Zamfara North,and seven Representatives representing Bakura/Maradun,Gummi/Bukkuyum,Bungudu/Maru,Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji,Tsafe/Gusau,Zurmi/Shinkafi,and Anka/Mafara.
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Gummi is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State,Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Gummi at12°08′30″N5°07′30″E .
Sahabi Alhaji Yaú is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator in 2007 on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party to represent Zamfara North Senetorial District of Zamfara State.
Alhaji Mamud Aliyu Shinkafi is a Nigerian politician. He was elected governor of Zamfara State in 2007 on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) slate.
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau is a Nigerian general and statesman. He has held several high level national security,military and intelligence offices,and has participated in several military coups,playing a central role in founding the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
Lela or C'lela is a Kainji language of Nigeria. It is known as Cilela in Hausa,and it is also known as Dakarkari,because it is spoken by the Dakarkari people
Dauda Lawal is a Nigerian banker and politician who is the governor of Zamfara state. He was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections defeating the incumbent Governor Bello Matawalle of the APC.
Bello Muhammad popularly known as Bello Matawalle is a Nigerian politician and teacher who has served as the minister of state for defence since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023.
Mahdi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau is a Nigerian politician and lawyer,he served as deputy governor of Zamfara State from 2019 until his impeachment in 2022. He was the Presidential Campaign Chairman 2023 election. He is a son of General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau who is a former Minister of Defence,Chief of Army Staff and National Security Adviser of Nigeria.
Zainab Lawal Gummi is the commissioner for Education of Zamfara State of Nigeria. She was appointed by governor Bello Matawalle.
The 2019 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on 9 March 2019. APC's Mukhtar Shehu Idris polled 67.41% of the total popular votes,defeating PDP's Bello Matawalle who got 23.89% of the total votes and trailed behind by a margin of 345,089 votes,and several minor party candidates. APC swept the entire 14 LGAs of the state,winning in all. It was,however,Matawalle,who was later declared winner by the INEC and sworn in as governor after the verdict of the Supreme Court,which declared Idris' votes as 'wasted'.
The 2015 Zamfara State gubernatorial election was the 5th gubernatorial election of Zamfara State. Held on April 11,2015,the All Progressives Congress nominee Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari won the election,defeating Mamuda Aliyu Shinkafi of the People's Democratic Party.
The 2023 Zamfara State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Zamfara State,concurrent with elections to the Zamfara 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 All Progressives Congress Governor Bello Matawalle was eligible for re-election but defeated by banker Dauda Lawal —the nominee of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari representing Zamfara West,Aliyu Ikra Bilbis representing Zamfara Central and Tijjani Yahaya Kaura representing Zamfara North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress. But the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 24 May 2019 sacked all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress that won elections in Zamfara State and said that candidates of parties with the highest number of valid votes cast with the required spread stands elected. Lawali Hassan Anka representing Zamfara West,Hassan Muhammed Gusau representing Zamfara Central and Sahabi Alhaji Yaúrepresenting Zamfara North all on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party replaced the sacked senators.
The 2015 Zamfara State House of Assembly election was held on April 11,2015,to elect members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Zamfara State House of Assembly.
The 2019 Zamfara State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019,to elect members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Zamfara State House of Assembly.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Zamfara State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Sulaiman Gumi Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing the Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State.
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- ↑ "Zamfara Assembly extends tenure of LG Sole Administrators". 6 May 2024.
- ↑ "ShineYourEye". www.shineyoureye.org. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
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