2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State
25 February 2023
All 3 Jigawa State seats in the Senate of Nigeria
  Majority party
 
Party APC
Last election 3
Seats before 3
     APC incumbent retiring or lost renomination
     APC incumbent running for re-election

The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Jigawa State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Jigawa State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.

Background

In the previous Senate elections, only one incumbent senator was returned: Mohammed Sabo Nakudu (APC-South-West) was re-elected but Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel (APC-North-West) lost renomination and Muhammad Ubali Shittu (PDP-North-East) lost re-election. In the South-West district, Nakudu held his seat with 60% of the vote; both of the open seats were also won by the APC as Danladi Abdullahi Sankara won the North-West district with 65% and Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia gained the North-East seat with 61% of the vote. These results were a part of a continuation of the Jigawa APC's control as every House of Representatives seat was won by the party, it won a majority in the state House of Assembly, and Buhari won the state in the presidential election by a wide margin.

Overview

Affiliation Party Total
APC PDP
Previous Election 3 0 3
Before Election 3 0 3
After Election 2 1 3

Summary

This section is an excerpt from 2023 Nigerian Senate election § Jigawa State.[edit]
     APC incumbent retiring or lost renomination
     APC incumbent running
District Incumbent Results
Incumbent Party Status Candidates
Jigawa North-East Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia APC Incumbent retired
New member elected
APC hold
  • ▌Green tickY Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori (APC)
  • ▌Nuruddeen Muhammad (PDP)
Jigawa North-West Danladi Abdullahi Sankara APC Incumbent retired
New member elected
APC hold
Jigawa South-West Mohammed Sabo Nakudu APC Incumbent lost re-election
New member elected
PDP gain

Jigawa North-East

2023 Jigawa North-East Senatorial District election
25 February 2023
 
Nominee Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori Nuruddeen Muhammad
Party APC PDP
Senator before election

Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia
APC

 Elected Senator

TBD

The Jigawa North-East Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Auyo, Biriniwa, Guri, Hadejia, Kafin Hausa, Kaugama, Kiri Kasama, and Malam Madori. The incumbent Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia (APC) was elected with 60.8% of the vote in 2019. Hassan Hadejia ran for governor of Jigawa State instead of seeking re-election; he was defeated in the APC gubernatorial primary.

Primary elections

All Progressives Congress

On 20 April 2022, the APC National Executive Committee announced the party's schedule for senatorial primaries, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦3 million and nomination form price at ₦17 million with a 50% discount for candidates younger than 40 while women and candidates with disabilities get free nomination forms. Forms were to be sold from 26 April to 6 May until the deadline was later extended to 10 May then 12 May.[1] After the submission of nomination forms by 13 May, candidates were screened by a party committee on 14 and 15 May while 18 May was the date for the screening appeal process.[2] Ward congresses and LGA congresses were set for 16 and 17 May to elect delegates for the primary. Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 27 May, in concurrence with other APC senatorial primaries; challenges to the result could be made on 28 May.[3][4][5][6]

On the primary date, three candidates contested an indirect primary that ended with former minister Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori winning the nomination after results showed him defeating Ubale Hashim Yusufu by a significant margin.[7][8]

APC primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori 303 75.37%
APC Ubale Hashim Yusufu 96 23.88%
APC Turaki Ibrahim 3 0.75%
APC Abba Zakari Umar 0 0.00%
Total votes 397 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 N/A
Turnout 397 100.00%

People's Democratic Party

On 16 March 2022, the national PDP announced its senatorial primary timetable, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦1 million and the nomination form price at ₦20 million with a 50% discount for candidates between 25 and 30. Forms were to be sold until 1 April but the party later extended the deadline four times before reaching a final deadline of 22 April. After the submission of nomination forms by 25 April, candidates were screened by a party committee on 27 April while 2 May was the rescheduled date for the screening appeal process. Ward congresses were set for 29 April and LGA congresses were rescheduled for 10 May to elect delegates for the primary.[9] Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 23 May, in concurrence with other PDP senatorial primaries but due to often violently enforced Monday stay-at-home orders by separatists, southeastern state parties held their primaries on 24 May;[10] challenges to the result could be made on 25 May.[11][12][13][14]

Like other Jigawa PDP senatorial primaries, there was not a contest for the northeastern nomination as former MHR Hussaini Namadi was unopposed for the nomination; however, Namadi later withdrew from the nomination.[15][16] On 10 July, Nuruddeen Muhammad—former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs—was nominated unopposed at the rerun primary in Hadejia. Muhammad thanked delegates and lamented desertification, perennial floods, and the high prevalence of kidney diseases in local areas as the issues facing the district.[17]

General election

Results

2023 Jigawa North-East Senatorial District election
Party Candidate Votes %
ADP Aminu Ibraheem
ADC Abba Abdullahi Baffa
APC Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori
LP Isyaku Gingi Hadejia
NRM Mohammed Garba Umar
New Nigeria Peoples Party Muhammad Garba
PDP Nuruddeen Muhammad
SDP Kabiru Muhammad
ZLP Abdul Ibrahim
Total votes 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes N/A
Turnout

Jigawa North-West

2023 Jigawa North-West Senatorial District election
25 February 2023
 
Nominee Babangida Hussaini Ibrahim Saminu Turaki
Party APC PDP
Senator before election

Danladi Abdullahi Sankara
APC

 Elected Senator

TBD

The Jigawa North-West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Babura, Garki, Gagarawa, Gumel, Gwiwa, Kazaure, Maigatari, Ringim, Ron, Sule Tankarkar, Taura, and Yankwashi. The incumbent Danladi Abdullahi Sankara (APC) was re-elected with 65.2% of the vote in 2019. Sankara initially sought renomination but withdrew from the primary.

Primary elections

All Progressives Congress

On 20 April 2022, the APC National Executive Committee announced the party's schedule for senatorial primaries, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦3 million and nomination form price at ₦17 million with a 50% discount for candidates younger than 40 while women and candidates with disabilities get free nomination forms. Forms were to be sold from 26 April to 6 May until the deadline was later extended to 10 May then 12 May.[1] After the submission of nomination forms by 13 May, candidates were screened by a party committee on 14 and 15 May while 18 May was the date for the screening appeal process.[2] Ward congresses and LGA congresses were set for 16 and 17 May to elect delegates for the primary. Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 27 May, in concurrence with other APC senatorial primaries; challenges to the result could be made on 28 May.[3][4][5][6]

Before the primary, Sankara announced his withdrawal in protest of the alleged bias towards other candidates due to their support from Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar. In the primary, Babangida Hussaini—former Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing—was nominated in a landslide over former Senator Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel.[7][8]

APC primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Babangida Hussaini 527 87.83%
APC Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel 73 12.17%
Total votes 600 100.00%

People's Democratic Party

On 16 March 2022, the national PDP announced its senatorial primary timetable, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦1 million and the nomination form price at ₦20 million with a 50% discount for candidates between 25 and 30. Forms were to be sold until 1 April but the party later extended the deadline four times before reaching a final deadline of 22 April. After the submission of nomination forms by 25 April, candidates were screened by a party committee on 27 April while 2 May was the rescheduled date for the screening appeal process. Ward congresses were set for 29 April and LGA congresses were rescheduled for 10 May to elect delegates for the primary.[9] Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 23 May, in concurrence with other PDP senatorial primaries but due to often violently enforced Monday stay-at-home orders by separatists, southeastern state parties held their primaries on 24 May;[18] challenges to the result could be made on 25 May.[11][12][13][19]

A few days prior to the primary, former Governor Ibrahim Saminu Turaki returned to the PDP and immediately declared his senatorial candidacy leading the only other candidate—former commissioner Nasiru Umar Roni—to withdraw in favour of him.[20] This move led to an uncontested primary in Gumel that nominated Turaki.[15][16]

General election

Results

2023 Jigawa North-West Senatorial District election
Party Candidate Votes %
ADP Saifuddin Nura
ADC Bala Nasiru
APC Babangida Hussaini
NRM Shamwilu Salisu
PDP Ibrahim Saminu Turaki
SDP Mohammed Dade Alkali
ZLP Auwalu Lawan
Total votes 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes N/A
Turnout

Jigawa South-West

2023 Jigawa South-West Senatorial District election
25 February 2023
 
Nominee Mohammed Sabo Nakudu Mustapha Khabeeb
Party APC PDP
Senator before election

Mohammed Sabo Nakudu
APC

 Elected Senator

TBD

The Jigawa South-West Senatorial District covers the local government areas of Birnin Kudu, Buji, Dutse, Gwaram, Jahun, Kiyawa, and Miga. Incumbent Mohammed Sabo Nakudu (APC) was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2019. Nakudu ran for governor of Jigawa State instead of seeking re-election; he was defeated in the APC gubernatorial primary. However, after the death of the APC senatorial nominee, Nakudu was renominated and is seeking re-election.

Primary elections

All Progressives Congress

On 20 April 2022, the APC National Executive Committee announced the party's schedule for senatorial primaries, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦3 million and nomination form price at ₦17 million with a 50% discount for candidates younger than 40 while women and candidates with disabilities get free nomination forms. Forms were to be sold from 26 April to 6 May until the deadline was later extended to 10 May then 12 May.[1] After the submission of nomination forms by 13 May, candidates were screened by a party committee on 14 and 15 May while 18 May was the date for the screening appeal process.[2] Ward congresses and LGA congresses were set for 16 and 17 May to elect delegates for the primary. Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 27 May, in concurrence with other APC senatorial primaries; challenges to the result could be made on 28 May.[3][4][5][6]

In the original primary, former MHR Tijjani Ibrahim Gaya was nominated unopposed.[7][8] However, Ibrahim Gaya died in August 2022.[21] In the new primary later that month, Nakudu was nominated unopposed at the venue in Dutse; he thanked Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar after the primary.

People's Democratic Party

On 16 March 2022, the national PDP announced its senatorial primary timetable, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦1 million and the nomination form price at ₦20 million with a 50% discount for candidates between 25 and 30. Forms were to be sold until 1 April but the party later extended the deadline four times before reaching a final deadline of 22 April. After the submission of nomination forms by 25 April, candidates were screened by a party committee on 27 April while 2 May was the rescheduled date for the screening appeal process. Ward congresses were set for 29 April and LGA congresses were rescheduled for 10 May to elect delegates for the primary.[9] Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 23 May, in concurrence with other PDP senatorial primaries but due to often violently enforced Monday stay-at-home orders by separatists, southeastern state parties held their primaries on 24 May;[22] challenges to the result could be made on 25 May.[11][12][13][23]

Like other Jigawa PDP senatorial primaries, there was not a contest for the northwestern nomination as Mustapha Khabeeb—House of Representatives member for Miga/Jahun—was nominated unopposed at the primary in Dutse.[15][16]

General election

Results

2023 Jigawa South-West Senatorial District election
Party Candidate Votes %
ADC Abdullahi Musa
APC Mohammed Sabo Nakudu
NRM Hindatu Ibrahim
New Nigeria Peoples Party Musa Bako Aujara
PDP Mustapha Khabeeb
SDP Amina Bala Gambo
Total votes 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes N/A
Turnout

Notes

    See also

    References

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