2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Nominee Mohammed Namadi Sambo Sani Muhammed Sha'aban
Party PDP ANPP
Running mate Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Joel Giwa Kwasu
Popular vote 1,326,632 478,725
Governor before election

Ahmed Makarfi
PDP

Elected Governor

Namadi Sambo
PDP

The 2007 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007.[1][2] Namadi Sambo of the PDP defeated other candidates[3] by polling 1,326,632 popular votes, ANPP's Sani Muhammed Sha'aban was closest contender with 478,725 votes and AC's Muhammad Suleman Zantu scoring 109,415 votes.[4][5][6][7]

Namadi Sambo emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa.[8][9][10]

Of the 17 candidates who contested in the election, all were male, without any female aspirants. Only but one deputy governorship candidate, Jummai Tanko, was female contesting under NCP alongside Isa Adamu Abdullahi, vying for governorship.[11]

Electoral system

The Governor of Kaduna State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

A run-off election was organized for the PDP governorship primary election, held on December 12, 2006, when no aspirant could emerge victorious at the first ballot in which Arc. Namadi Sambo came topmost with 2,379 votes, followed by Sen. Isaiah Balat with 1,493 votes.[12]

Candidates

Results

A total of 17 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. The PDP candidate won, defeating ANPP's Hon. Sani Mohammed Sha'aban, and 15 other minor party candidates.[3][13]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,374,245.[14]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Sani Sha'abanAll Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Yusuf Abubakar SadiqNigeria Advance Party (NAP)
Muhammad Suleiman ZantuAction Congress (AC)
Mataimaki Tom MaiyashiPeople's Redemption Party (PRP)
Kabir MohammedAfrican Democratic Congress (ADC)
Bawa BardeDemocratic Alternative (DA)
Suleiman Ahmed AkasawuaNorthern People's Congress (NPC)
Sirajo Salihu AwaiMasses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)
Baba Jibrin AdamuNew Democrats (ND)
Rabo BardeUnited Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
Isa Adamu AbdullahiNational Conscience Party (NCP)
Mohammed Namadi SamboPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)
Thaddeus L. AsheiDemocratic People's Party (DPP)
Ahmed Tijani SuleimanProgressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
Mohammed Sagir AuwalAll Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
Abdulrazak Adamu KazaureMovement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD)
Kareke SundayBetter Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP)
Total
Registered voters/turnout3,374,245–
Source: INEC[11]

References

  1. ^ "Final NDI Report on Nigeria's 2007 Elections" (PDF). National Democratic Institute. April 2008. p. 83. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bisi Akande AC Chairman - Namadi Sambo, PDP". Daily Trust. March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Nigeria: Sambo - Beyond Winning the Kaduna Governorship". All Africa. Lagos: This Day. May 6, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Agbor, Uno Ijim (October 2007). "Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) As An (Im)Partial Umpire in the Conduct of the 2007 Elections". Journal of African Elections. 6 (2): 87. doi:10.20940/JAE/2007/v6i2a5. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Aondowase, Nyam (2015). "AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "About the State: Kaduna State". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Bergstresser, Heinrich (May 8, 2017). A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. ISBN 9789004347410. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. p. 160. ISBN 9781481729291. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Aziken, Emmanuel (December 17, 2012). "Kaduna: New calculations after Yakowa's death". Vanguard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Nominated Candidates for Governorship Election 2007" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  12. ^ Omonijo, Bolade; Obateru, Taye; Mammah, Emeka; Akoni, Olasunkanmi; Erunke, Joseph; Akinyemi, Demola (December 11, 2006). "PDP primaries: Run-off in Lagos, 3 others, Uduaghan wins in Delta". Vanguard. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Onoja, Adoyi (2009). "Nature, Character and Outcomes of Post Election Challenges in Nigeria" (JSTOR). Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 18. Historical Society of Nigeria: 79–104. JSTOR 41854929. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Final NDI Report on Nigeria’s 2007 Elections, p. 17.