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2012 Adamawa State Gubernatorial Election
The 2012 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on February 4, 2012. The PDP nominee Murtala Nyako won the election, defeating Markus Gundiri of the ACN. Murtala Nyako emerged PDP candidate candidate. He picked Bala James Ngilari as his running mate. Markus Gundiri was the ACN candidate with Abdulrazak Namdas as his running mate. Electoral system The Governor of Adamawa State is elected using the plurality voting system. Primary election PDP primary The PDP primary election was held on October 24, 2011. Murtala Nyako emerged PDP flag bearer after polling 854 votes and defeating his closest rival, Umar Ardo who withdrew from the race. He picked Bala James Ngilari as his running mate. ACN primary The ACN primary election was held in 2011. Markus Gundiri emerged the party's flag bearer and picked Abdulrazak Namdas as his running mate. Results By local government area Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtala Nyako
Murtala Hamman-Yero Nyako, GCON, CFR: rcds, D.Agric. (H.C.) (born 27 August 1942) was elected Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Nigeria, taking office in May 2007.SPPU Adamawa State Government, " ww.adamawastatesppu.org Prior to then he served in the Navy, at one time being military governor of Niger State, and being appointed Chief of Naval Staff in December 1989. Early life Murtala Hamman-Yero Nyako was born at Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa State on 27 August 1943. His father, Alhaji Hamman-Yero, was a notable merchant and produce buying agent, whose mercantile activities was directly responsible for the establishment of John Holts and Sons Ltd centre at Mayo-Belwa. His mother, Hajiya Maryam Daso, was a housewife who was keen on Islamic studies and herbal medicine. He started his western education at Mayo-Belwa Elementary School in January 1952, proceeded to Yola Middle School in January 1955 and commenced his secondary school education in the same school in January 1958. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyuk, Nigeria
Guyuk is a town and Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Guyuk has many limestone deposits. Guyuk is located along the Numan–Biu road. The local ethnic group in Guyuk is the Longuda people The Lunguda are a West African ethnic group living in Adamawa and Gombe States in northeastern Nigeria. They are the only known matriarchal tribe in Nigeria. The Lunguda consider matrilineal descent in many aspects of their social organisation mor .... The Longuda Kingdom title is Kwandi Nguryaba. The Nunguraba (Lunguda) people who today inhabit Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State and parts of Gombe State originated from the Middle East. They migrated from there during the general dispersal of races of the world from the area. They moved westward in the direction of sunset with the aim of reaching it. They realized the futility of this exercise when they reached Wanda, a small flat land on the Lunguda Plateau in present day Gombe State. In search of land for agricul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamawa State Gubernatorial Elections
Adamawa or Adamaua may refer to : Places and jurisdictions in West Africa * Adamawa Plateau, which rises in Nigeria, cuts across Cameroon, and terminates in the Central African Republic ;Present * Adamawa Region, Cameroon * Adamawa State, Nigeria ;Historical : * Adamawa Emirate, founded by and named after Modibo Adama * The former Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Adamaua Other * Adamawa languages The Adamawa languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in central Africa, in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people (as of 19 ..., a family of languages spoken in the above area * Adamawa (cattle), an African breed of cattle {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gombi
Gombi is the Local Government Headquarter of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. "The area has been attacked in the past by Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization ba ... and the region has been under a military state of emergency since May 2013." In July 2014, a German development worker was kidnapped in the town of Gombi. References Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demsa
Demsa is a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria with headquarters located in Demsa. Demsa lies on the Benue River. History Demsa Local Government Area is one of the twenty one LGAs in Adamawa State and has the postal code of 642. The LGA administrative office is situated in Demsa Town and has the incumbent LGA Chairman as the head while the Chiefs are the head of the respective communities that made up the town, and the Councillors being the representatives of each wards that made up the community. Population Population is 180,251. It is inhabited by ethnic groups such as the Bachama ( Bwatiye) Batta, Yandang, Bille, Mbula, Maya, Bare and fulani. climate The rainy season in Yola is humid, oppressive, and overcast, whereas the dry season is hot and partially cloudy. Throughout the year, the temperature normally ranges from 63 °F to 103 °F, with temperatures rarely falling below 58 °F or rising over 108 °F. Demsa's high temperatures W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jada, Adamawa
Jada is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. History Jada, as a local government area, was excavated (given birth to ) from Ganye local government area of Adamawa state. "Ganye" the food basket of adamawa state is still the mother of the whole Chamba land under the leadership of Alhaji. Adamu Sanda (first class chief) and Gangwari of Ganye local government area. Ganye, Jada, Toungo, and some part of Mayo Belwa, the Four (4) listed Local government are occupied by Chamba people (samba or sama). Climate The rainy season in Jada is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the temperature normally ranges from 61 °F to 98 °F, with temperatures rarely falling below 55 °F or rising over 104 °F. Notable people * Atiku Abubakar: politician, businessman, and philanthropist. Precipitation A wet day in Jada is defined as a day with a minimum of 0.04 inches of liquid or li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiha
Maiha is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria, adjacent to the border with Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mubi South
Mubi South is a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.it shares road boundary with mubi north.the major tribes in mubi south include, Gude,Njenyi, Fali, Fulani mubi south Has 101 polling units. See also * Mubi Mubi (; stylized as MUBI; The Auteurs before 2010) is a global curated film streaming platform, production company and film distributor. Mubi produces and theatrically distributes films by emerging and established filmmakers, which are exclusiv ... Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yola North
Yola North is a Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ... of Adamawa State, Nigeria. It includes Jimeta. It is a suburb of Yola (Yola South). Yola is the administrative capital of Adamawa State in Nigeria's northeastern region. References Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayo Belwa
Mayo-Belwa, is a Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It had an estimated population of about 204,200 people as of 2016. It shares boundary with Taraba State to the west. The settlement was founded by the Bata of the Mayo Ine valley during their war with Lamido Lawal and was called Gabalwa. Lawal's forces gained control of the settlement shortly after its establishment, resulting in a change of its current name, Mayo-Belwa. In response to these changes, the former inhabitants of the region chose to relocate. Their movement began with a shift to Kikan, followed by a move to Nwamo under the leadership of a new chief named Dunama. Eventually, they found their settlement in Deniyobusa, also referred to as Demsa-Mosu. climate The rainy season in Mayo-Belwa is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the temperature normally ranges from 61°F to 99°F, with temperatures rarely falling below 55°F or risi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mubi North
Mubi North is a Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ... of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The town is the location of the Adamawa State University and the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi. Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numan, Nigeria
Numan, also known as Nomweh (meaning 'hilltop'), is a town and a Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It is a port town that lies on the confluence of Benue River The Benue River (french: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. The size of its bas ... and Gongola River. The predominant ethnic group in the town are the Bwatiye (Bachama) people who have a reputation of being unconquered warriors in all their history. The Bwatiye people are led by a First Class King known as the Hama Bachama, who is the paramount ruler of the Bachama Kingdom, whose Voti (palace) is in Numan the administrative seat of the throne while Lamurde has another palace for the King as that is the spiritual or ancestral home of the Bwatiye people. The name of the current King is Homun (King) Dr Daniel Ismaila Shaga OON, who ascended th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
