The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the
Nigerian Senate to represent
Yobe State
Yobe is a States of Nigeria, state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu, and its largest city by populati ...
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Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai representing Yobe South,
Ibrahim Gaidam representing Yobe East and
Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North all won on the platform of
All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, t ...
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Overview
Summary
Results
Yobe South
A total of 7 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai won the election, defeating PDP Mohammed Hassan and 5 other party candidates.
Yobe East
A total of 3 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Ibrahim Gaidam won the election, defeating PDP Abba Gana Tata and 1 other party candidate.
Yobe North
A total of 4 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate
Ahmad Lawan won the election, defeating PDP Abdullahi Sharif and 2 other party candidates.
References
{{2019 Nigeria elections
Yobe State senatorial elections