2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election
26 April 2011
 
Nominee Ibrahim Shema Aminu Bello Masari
Party PDP CPC
Running mate Abdullahi Faskari Ahmed Usman El-Marzuq
Popular vote 1,029,912 555,769

Governor before election

Ibrahim Shema
PDP

Elected Governor

Ibrahim Shema
PDP

The 2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 26 April 2011.[1][2][3] PDP candidate Ibrahim Shema won the election, defeating CPC Aminu Bello Masari and 8 other candidates.[4][5][6]

Ibrahim Shema emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election. He picked Abdullahi Faskari as his running mate.[7][8][9]

Aminu Bello Masari was CPC candidate, Usman Mohammad Bugaje was ACN candidate. Hasimu Lawal Jobe was ANPP candidate.[10][11][12]

Results

Ibrahim Shema from the PDP won the election defeating other 9 candidates.[13][14] The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,126,898, valid votes was 1,622,063.[15][16][17]

  • Ibrahim Shema, (PDP)- 1,029,912
  • Aminu Bello Masari, CPC- 555,769
  • Usman Mohammad Bugaje, ACN- 19,990
  • Sani Sani, MPPP- 4,609
  • Hasimu Lawal Jobe, ANPP- 3,574
  • Shehu Isa Kaita, PRP- 2,589
  • Muktari Shehu Nasir, APS- 2,192
  • Amanu Dahiru Kasauri, APGA- 1,319
  • Ibrahim Abu Musawa, LP- 1,146
  • Lawal Musa Bindawa, ACPN- 963

References

  1. "Yar'adua's Associate Emerges CPC Guber Candidate". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. "Meet the 23 Governors Elect…..2011-2015". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. "Katsina 2011: PDP, CPC Lock Horns". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. "2011 State Governorship Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. "Troubled Incumbents". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  6. "African Integrity Magazine – Nigeria – A survey of 2011 April Elections Dawn of a new Era in the Political process". africanintegritymagazine.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  7. "Stakeholders implored to sustain GGW programme". Daily Trust. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  8. "Tambari". Issuu. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  9. "Katsina Gov in Fatal Crash". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  10. "FYI: Full List Of Governors For 2011-2015 Tenure". Nigerian Entertainment Today. May 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  11. "Advising Governor Ibrahim Shema publicly". Daily Trust. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  12. "Barr. Ibrahim Shemu Shema v. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari & ORS (2011)". LawCareNigeria. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  13. Thurston, Alexander. "Don't ignore Nigeria's gubernatorial elections". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  14. Alexander Thurston (September 17, 2019). "The Governor and the Emir: A Struggle over Islamic Authority in Kano State, Nigeria". Maydan.
  15. "Islamic criminal law in northern Nigeria: politics, religion, judicial practice" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 16, 2019.
  16. "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu.
  17. "Katsina 2015: Who succeeds Shema?". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. May 10, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.