Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole is a Nigerian politician who has served as the senator representing the Edo North senatorial district since 2023. He is a former national chairman of the All Progressive Congress. He previously served as the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress from 1999 to 2007 and as governor of Edo State from 2008 to 2016.
Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state,it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu,and its largest city by population is Potiskum. While by the largest by land area is Fune,Potiskum Local Government Area is a place of Farmers and marketers,the largest cattle market in Africa is located in Potiskum.
Iyiola Ajani Omisore is a Nigerian businessman,engineer,and politician who served as deputy governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003. Subsequently,he served as a member of the Nigerian Senate for Osun East from 2003 to 2011. He is a former national secretary of the All Progressives Congress.
Kabir Garba Marafa,,is a Nigerian politician and a former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who represented Zamfara Central senatorial district in the 7th and the 8th Nigerian senate,and served as the Chairman of the senate joint committee on petroleum resources. He is a member of All Progressive Congress (APC).
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria,along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties,the party came to power following the victory of party candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. This marked the first time in Nigerian history that an opposition party unseated a governing party and power was transferred peacefully.
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.
Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi,is a Nigerian politician and the current honorary special adviser on inter-governmental affairs to the governor of Zamfara State,Bello Matawalle. He previously served as the national secretary of All Progressives Grand Alliance.
The 2019 Enugu State gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 2019. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who won his party (PDP) primaries unopposed,got re-elected for office,Choosing Hon Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo as his deputy.
The 2019 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9,2019,the APC nominee Mai Mala Buni won the election,defeating Umar Iliya Damagum of the PDP.
The 2015 Jigawa State gubernatorial election was the 6th gubernatorial election of Jigawa State. Held on April 11,2015,the All Progressives Congress nominee Mohammed Badaru Abubakar won the election,defeating Aminu Ibrahim Ringim of the People's Democratic Party.
The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly,three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State,Kogi State,and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2019. All states have a two term limit for Governors which makes 18 incumbent governors ineligible for re-election.
The 2023 Niger State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Niger State,concurrent with elections to the Niger 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—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Sani Bello is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2023 Oyo State gubernatorial election will take place 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—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Seyi Makinde was re-elected,winning by a % margin of victory over first runner-up and APC nominee—Senator Teslim Folarin.
The 2023 Yobe State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Yobe State,concurrent with elections to the Yobe 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 Mai Mala Buni won re-election to a second term.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai representing Yobe South,Ibrahim Gaidam representing Yobe East and Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2021 Yobe State local elections were held on February 27,2021,to elect 17 local government chairmen and 178 local government councillors in all 17 local government areas. As in the 2017 elections,the Yobe All Progressives Congress won all 17 chairmanship and 178 councillorship seats.
Idi Barde Gubana is a Nigerian Karai-Karai politician,and the current deputy governor of Yobe state under governor Mai Mala Buni. He is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party and was elected in 2019. He was born in the Karai-Karai village of Gubana in Fune Local Government. He holds the traditional title of Waziri (Vizier) of Fune Emirate.
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. It was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.
Hon. Goni Bukar Lawan was a Nigerian politician and a former member of the House of Representatives,representing Bursari/Geidam/Yunusari House of Assembly. He was a Commissioner of Youth,Sports,Social,and Community Development in the cabinet of Governor Mai Mala Buni from 2019 until his death in 2022. He was a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Alhaji Musa Lawan was a Nigerian politician and elder statesman who held the Matawalle of Fika and Madakin Tikau,chieftaincy titles. He was a chieftain and founding member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Yobe State. He died at the age of 79 after a brief illness in Kano.
