2023 Adamawa State gubernatorial election

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2023 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
PDP

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Adamawa State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Adamawa State. Incumbent PDP Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.

Electoral system[]

The Governor of Adamawa State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Primary elections[]

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023. According to some candidates and community leaders, an informal zoning gentlemen's agreement sets the Adamawa Central Senatorial District to have the next governor as since the 1999 return of democracy, all Adamawa governors have come from either the Adamawa South or Adamawa North Senatorial Districts. However, no major party has yet closed their primaries to candidates from the North or South.[1]

APC[]

Declared[]

  • Ishaku Elisha Abbo, Adamawa North Senator[2][3]

Potential[]

PDP[]

Potential[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Anwar, Kabiru R. "Nigeria: Adamawa 2023 - Boss Mustapha, Ribadu's Constituency Demand APC Ticket". Daily Trust. AllAfrica. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ Ismail, Mudashir; Salau, Abdullateef. "10 Senators Eyeing Gov'ship Seats In 2023". Daily Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ Toromade, Samson. "Senator Abbo, caught on camera beating woman, will contest for Adamawa Governor's seat in 2023". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Livinus, Hindi. "2023: As APC stalwarts regroup to replace Adamawa gov". The Punch. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ Abuh, Adamu. "2023 Poll: APC crisis deepens in Adamawa over guber ticket". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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