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

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (born October 9, 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician. He is the Executive Governor of Gombe State elected on 9 March 2019, under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Early life He was born on Octob ...

won the election, defeating

Usman Bayero Nafada Senator Usman Bayero Nafada (born 2 January 1961) is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Dukku/Nafada Federal Constituency of Gombe state, and a former senator for the Gombe North senatorial district i ...

of the PDP.

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 Manassah Daniel Jatau (born 29 December 1955 in Balanga, Nigeria) is the deputy governor of Gombe state. He was elected Deputy Governor alongside Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya during the 2019 general elections of Nigeria. See also * Gombe St ...

as his running mate.

Electoral system

The Governor of Gombe State was elected using the

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Primary election

APC primary

The APC

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

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:

: *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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