2023 Niger State gubernatorial election

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2023 Niger State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Abubakar Sani Bello
APC

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Niger State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the governor of Niger State. Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Sani Bello 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 Niger 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[]

Declared[]

  • Abubakar Garba Ibrahim Dodo: engineer[1]

Potential[]

PDP[]

In June 2020, Niger PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman Garba Umaru announced that the party had zoned their gubernatorial nomination to Niger South Senatorial District as a part of an internal party deal to cede the deputy gubernatorial slot to Niger East Senatorial District while Niger South would hold the party chairmanship until handing over to Niger North.[3]

Potential[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ibrahim, Abubakar. "Niger 2023: Aspirant promises a better Niger State". National Daily Newspaper. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Niger 2023: Rotation governorship not constitutional – Gov. Sani Bello". Vanguard. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  3. ^ Nnadozie, Chinwendu. "2023: Niger State PDP Announces Zoning Of Elective Positions". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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