2023 Adamawa State House of Assembly election

2023 Adamawa State House of Assembly election
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All 25 seats in the Adamawa State House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party PDP APC New Nigeria Peoples Party
Last election 13 11 0
Seats before 14 10[a] 1
Speaker before election

Abbas Aminu Iya
PDP

Elected Speaker

Wesley Bathiya
PDP

The 2023 Adamawa State House of Assembly election was take place on 18 March 2023, to elect members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly. The election was held concurrent with the state gubernatorial election as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] It was held two weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.

Electoral system

The members of state Houses of Assembly are elected using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.

Background

In the previous House of Assembly elections, the PDP gained a slight majority that elected Aminu Iya Abbas (PDP-Uba/Gaya) as Speaker. In other Adamawa elections, incumbent Governor Bindow Jibrilla (APC) was unseated by Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (PDP) in the gubernatorial election; legislatively the PDP also gained ground, winning two Senate seats and five House of Representatives seats while the PDP presidential nominee, Adamawa-native Atiku Abubakar, won the state back from Buhari.

Key events included the attempted removal of MHA Joseph Ayuba Kwada (Michika) for defecting from the PDP to the APC despite two members—Shuaibu Musa (Mubi North) and Musa Umar Bororo (Mubi South)—having previously defected from the APC to PDP without repercussion along with a controversial bill that created 22 new districts.[3][4][5]

Overview

Affiliation Party Total
PDP APC ADC NNPP
Previous Election 13 11 1 0 25
Before Election 14 10[a] 0 1 25
After Election TBD TBD TBD TBD 25

Summary

Constituency Incumbent Results
Incumbent Party Status Candidates
Demsa Kate Raymond Mamuno PDP Incumbent renominated
Furore/Gurin
(Furore I) 		Shuaibu Babas PDP[b] Status unknown
Ganye Alhassan Hammanjoda APC Incumbent retiring
Girei Muhammad Mutawalli APC Incumbent renominated
Gombi Japhet Kefas PDP Incumbent renominated
Guyuk Adwawa Donglock PDP Incumbent renominated
Hong
(Hong II) 		Wesley Bathiya PDP Incumbent renominated
Jada/Mbulo
(Jada II) 		Hammantukur Yettusuri NNPP[c] Incumbent retired
Lamurde Myandasa Bauna PDP Incumbent renominated
Leko/Koma
(Jada I) 		Abdullahi Ahmadu APC Incumbent renominated
Madagali Haruna Jilantikiri PDP Incumbent renominated
Maiha Isa Yahaya APC Incumbent renominated
Mayo-Belwa
(Mayo-Belwa II) 		Ibrahim Musa APC[d] Incumbent renominated
Michika Joseph Ayuba Kwada[a] APC[e] Incumbent retiring
Mubi North Shuaibu Musa PDP[b] Status unknown
Mubi South Musa Umar Bororo PDP[b] Incumbent nominated
Nasarawo/Binyeri
(Mayo-Belwa I) 		Umar Nashon Gubi PDP Incumbent renominated
Numan Pwamakeno Mackondo PDP Incumbent renominated
Shelleng Abubakar Isa APC Incumbent renominated
Song Simon Isa PDP Incumbent retiring
Toungo Abdullahi Umar Nyako APC Incumbent renominated
Uba/Gaya
(Hong I) 		Aminu Iya Abbas PDP Incumbent retiring
Verre
(Fufore II) 		Abdullahi Umar Yapak APC Incumbent renominated
Yola North Hamidu Sajo Lekki PDP Incumbent renominated
Yola South Kabiru Mijinyawa APC Incumbent renominated

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The position of MHA Joseph Ayuba Kwada (APC-Michika) is unclear due to his removal from the Assembly after his defection to the APC in April 2022.[3] However, after the removal vote, a court prevented a by-election call as litigation would determine the legality of the removal.[8]
  2. ^ a b c This Assembly member was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP during their term.
  3. ^ This Assembly member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the NNPP during their term.
  4. ^ This Assembly member was elected as a member of the ADC but switched to the APC during their term.
  5. ^ This Assembly member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

See also

References

  1. ^ Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Samaila, Emmanuel. "13 Adamawa PDP lawmakers declare defecting Kwada's seat vacant". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ Samaila, Emmanuel. "Adamawa APC alleges double standard by speaker". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ Ochetenwu, Jim. "Adamawa Assembly creates 22 new districts". Daily Post. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIONS - Governorship & Houses of Assembly" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Livinus, Hindi. "Adamawa PDP elects 25 state assembly candidates, returns incumbents". The Punch. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ Ochetenwu, Jim. "Adamawa lawmaker's removal: Court stops by-election in Michika". Daily Post. Retrieved 3 August 2022.