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Aliero is a town in northern Nigeria's Kebbi State. Located in the southeast of Kebbi State 12°16′42″N4°27′6″E / 12.27833°N 4.45167°E , the name Aliero was originally from two prominent Fulani scholars Ali & Yero.[ citation needed ] The town is the headquarters of Aliero Local Government Area.
Most of the people in Aliero LGA are agrarian, with emphasis on vegetation, especially onion and paper. The town has the largest onion market in northwest Nigeria and is a major producer of onions in Nigeria. Aliero residents are known for bone setting across West and Central Africa. Aliero town is surrounded by mango trees.
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Kebbi state is a state in the northwestern Nigeria, Kebbi state is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while its western border forms part of the national borders with Benin Republic and Niger. Named for the city of Birnin Kebbi—the state's capital and largest city, Kebbi state was formed from Sokoto state on 27 August 1991. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Kebbi is the tenth largest in area and 22nd most populous, with an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2016. The state is known as land of equity.
Birnin Kebbi is a city located in Northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital city of Kebbi State and headquarter of the Gwandu Emirate. As of 2007 the city had an estimated population of 125,594 people. Kebbi is mostly a Hausa and Fulani state, with Islam as the major religion. Formerly it was the capital of the Kebbi Emirate, which relocated to Argungu after the conquest by Gwandu in 1831.
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Alhaji Abubakar Musa is a Nigerian politician who was elected on the National Republican Convention (NRC) platform as Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria, holding office between January 1992 and November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic.
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The 1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Adamu Aliero won the election, defeating PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel.
The 2003 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. ANPP candidate Adamu Aliero won the election, defeating PDP Saidu Samaila Sambawa and 2 other candidates.
The 2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari won the election, defeating CPC Abubakar Abubakar and 13 other candidates.
The 2012 Kebbi State gubernatorial by-election occurred on March 31, 2012. PDP candidate Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari won the election, defeating CPC Abubakar Abubakar and 13 other candidates.
The 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election will take place on 11 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 will be held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Bala Ibn Na'allah representing Kebbi South, Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central and Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya representing Kebbi North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on March 28, 2015, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi representing Kebbi North, Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central and Bala Na'Allah representing Kebbi South all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2007 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on 21 April 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central, Abubakar Tanko Ayuba representing Kebbi South and Umaru Argungu representing Kebbi North all won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kebbi 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.