The 2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 March 2019, the APC nominee

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (born 9 October 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as the governor of Gombe State since 2019. Early life Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya was born on 9 October 1961 in Jekadefari, Gombe, Gombe State. His ...

won the election, defeating Usman Bayero Nafada of the

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emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 859 votes and defeating his closest rival, Mohammed Jibrin Barde who received 463 votes. He picked Manasseh Daniel Jatau as his running mate.

Electoral system

The

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was elected using the

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Primary election

APC primary

The APC

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was held on September 28, 2018.

won the primary election polling 859 votes against 8 other candidates. His closest rival was Mohammed Jibrin Barde, who came second with 463 votes, while Farouk Bamusa came third with 139 votes.

Candidates

*Party nominee:

*Running mate: Manasseh Daniel Jatau: *Mohammed Jibrin Barde *Farouk Bamusa *Idris Umar: a former minister of transport *Umar Kwairanga *Abubakar Habu Muazu *Dasuki Jalo Waziri *Ahmed Khamisu Mailantarki *Aliyu Haidar Abubakar

PDP primary

The PDP

was held on September 30, 2018. Usman Bayero Nafada won the primary election polling 1,104 votes against 12 other candidates. His closest rival was Jamilu Gwamna, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with 147 votes.

Candidates

*Party nominee: Usman Bayero Nafada, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives *Running mate: Charles Yau Iliyas *Jamilu Gwamna

Results

A total number of 32 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,394,386, while 627,457 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 623,230, while number of valid votes was 608,846. Rejected votes were 14,384.

By local government area

Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 608,846 represents the 32 political parties that participated in the election. Blue represents LGAs won by Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya. Green represents LGAs won by Usman Bayero Nafada.

References

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