2023 Jigawa State gubernatorial election

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The 2023 Jigawa State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Jigawa State. Incumbent APC Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.

Electoral system[]

The Governor of Jigawa 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.

APC[]

Potential[]

• , former House of Representatives member for Buji/Birnin Kudu and former House of Representatives Minority Leader^[1]
• Muhammed Babandede, former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service^[2]
• Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, Jigawa North Senator^[2]
• Umar Namadi, incumbent Deputy Governor^[1][2]
• Mohammed Sabo Nakudu, Jigawa South-West Senator^[1][2]
• Danladi Abdullahi Sankara, Jigawa North-West Senator^[1][2]

PDP[]

Potential[]

• Nuruddeen Muhammad, former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and 2015 PDP deputy gubernatorial nominee
• Mustapha Sule Lamido, 2019 PDP Jigawa South-West senatorial nominee and son of former Governor Sule Lamido^[3]

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