2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Kebbi State
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kebbi State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kebbi State. Bala Ibn Na'allah representing Kebbi South, Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central and Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya representing Kebbi North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | APC | ||
| Before Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| After Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kebbi South | Bala Ibn Na'allah | APC | Bala Ibn Na'allah | APC | ||
| Kebbi Central | Adamu Aliero | APC | Adamu Aliero | APC | ||
| Kebbi North | Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya | APC | Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya | APC | ||
Results
[edit]Kebbi South
[edit]A total of 9 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Bala Ibn Na'allah won the election, defeating PDP candidate, Benjamin Ezra Dikki and 7 other party candidates. Na'allah scored 136,287 votes, while PDP candidate Dikki scored 62,733 votes.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Bala Ibn Na'allah | 136,287 | ||
| PDP | Benjamin Ezra Dikki | 62,733 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 202,457 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
Kebbi Central
[edit]A total of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Adamu Aliero won the election, defeating PDP candidate Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar and 22 other party candidates. Aliero pulled 232,000 votes, while PDP candidate Abubakar scored 75,638.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Adamu Aliero | 232,000 | ||
| PDP | Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar | 75,638 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 316,136 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
Kebbi North
[edit]A total of 15 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya won the election, defeating PDP candidate, Usman Bello Suru. Yahaya pulled 170,624 votes while his closest rival Suru pulled 66,815 votes.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya | 170,624 | ||
| PDP | Usman Bello Suru | 66,815 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 240,745 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Senate Deputy Leader, Bala Ibn NaÁllah, wins Kebbi South Senatorial seat". 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ mingooland (2019-02-25). "Senate Deputy Leader, Bala Ibn NaÁllah, wins Kebbi South Senatorial seat". MingooLand. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Shuaibu, Tatu (2019-02-25). "Senate Deputy Leader wins Kebbi South Senatorial seat". NNN. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Aliero wins Kebbi Central senatorial election". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Ex-minister, Aliero wins Kebbi Central Senatorial district - Nigeria election". Notice Naija ( Nigerian ) News. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Media, Baclad (2019-02-26). "Election 2019 Result: Aliero Floors Shehu Abubakar Kebbi Central". Baclad TV. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ KEBBI.xlsx (inecnigeria.org)
- ^ "Senate gets Principal officers". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2021-08-12.