2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election information
2007 gubernatorial election in Kaduna State, Nigeria
2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
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April 14, 2007
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Nominee
Mohammed Namadi Sambo
Sani Muhammed Sha'aban
Party
PDP
ANPP
Running mate
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa
Joel Giwa Kwasu
Popular vote
1,326,632
478,725
Governor before election
Ahmed Makarfi
PDP
Elected Governor
Namadi Sambo
PDP
The 2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007.[1][2] Namadi Sambo of the PDP defeated other candidates[3] by polling 1,326,632 popular votes, ANPP's Sani Muhammed Sha'aban was closest contender with 478,725 votes and AC's Muhammad Suleman Zantu scoring 109,415 votes.[4][5][6][7]
Namadi Sambo emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa.[8][9][10]
Of the 17 candidates who contested in the election, all were male, without any female aspirants. Only but one deputy governorship candidate, Jummai Tanko, was female contesting under NCP alongside Isa Adamu Abdullahi, vying for governorship.[11]
^"Final NDI Report on Nigeria's 2007 Elections" (PDF). National Democratic Institute. April 2008. p. 83. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^"Bisi Akande AC Chairman - Namadi Sambo, PDP". Daily Trust. March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^"Nigeria: Sambo - Beyond Winning the Kaduna Governorship". All Africa. Lagos: This Day. May 6, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^Agbor, Uno Ijim (October 2007). "Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) As An (Im)Partial Umpire in the Conduct of the 2007 Elections". Journal of African Elections. 6 (2): 87. doi:10.20940/JAE/2007/v6i2a5. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^Aondowase, Nyam (2015). "AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2021.
^"About the State: Kaduna State". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^Bergstresser, Heinrich (May 8, 2017). A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. ISBN 9789004347410. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. p. 160. ISBN 9781481729291. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^Aziken, Emmanuel (December 17, 2012). "Kaduna: New calculations after Yakowa's death". Vanguard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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