2023 Niger State gubernatorial election information
2023 gubernatorial election in Niger State, Nigeria
2023 Niger State gubernatorial election
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18 March 2023
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Registered
2,698,344
PDP
Nominee
Mohammed Umar Bago
Isah Liman Kantigi
Party
APC
PDP
Running mate
Yakubu Garba
Samuel Gomna
Governor before election
Abubakar Sani Bello
APC
Elected Governor
Mohammed Umar Bago
APC
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.[1][2] The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Sani Bello is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
Party primaries were scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022 with the All Progressives Congress nominating Mohammed Umar Bago—House of Representatives member for Chanchaga—on 26 May while the Peoples Democratic Party nominated former commissioner Isah Liman Kantigi on the same day after its primary was postponed by 24 hours.[4][5]
^Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^Suleiman, Qosim. "It's Official: INEC postpones Saturday's governorship, state assembly elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^Dipo, Laleye. "Bago Wins Niger State Deputy Governor, Clinches APC Guber Ticket". ThisDay. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^Wakaso, Aisha. "Ex-commissioner wins Niger PDP governorship ticket". The Punch. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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