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1992 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State

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The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Umar El-Gash Maina representing Yobe North, Lawan Gana Giba representing Yobe East and Adamu Abubakar Nikar representing Yobe South all won on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Overview

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Affiliation Party Total
SDP NRC
Before Election 3
After Election 3 0 3

Summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Yobe North Umar El-Gash Maina SDP
Yobe East Lawan Gana Giba SDP
Yobe South Adamu Abubakar Nikar SDP

Results

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Yobe North

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The election was won by Umar El-Gash Maina of the Social Democratic Party.[4][5]

1992 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State
Party Candidate Votes %
SDP Umar El-Gash Maina
Total votes
SDP hold

Yobe East

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The election was won by Lawan Gana Giba of the Social Democratic Party.[6]

1992 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State
Party Candidate Votes %
SDP Lawan Gana Giba
Total votes
SDP hold

Yobe South

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The election was won by Adamu Abubakar Nikar of the Social Democratic Party.[7]

1992 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State
Party Candidate Votes %
SDP Adamu Abubakar Nikar
Total votes
SDP hold

References

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  1. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: List of senators from 1983 to present". Refworld. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections Senate, 1992". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nigeria desires closer trade links with Pakistan". Brecorder. January 18, 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "HYDERABAD: Nigerian diplomat meets businessmen". DAWN.COM. November 26, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Voice of Nigeria (9 July 1992) NEC Ratifies National Assembly Election Results, p. 39
  7. ^ Africa Research Bulletin (July 1992) Nigeria: National Assembly Elections, pp. 10648-49