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2023 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

2023 Zamfara State gubernatorial election
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Registered1,926,870
 
Nominee Dauda Lawal Bello Matawalle
Party PDP APC
Running mate Mani Mallam Mummuni Hassan Nasiha
Popular vote 377,726 311,976
Governor before election

Bello Matawalle
APC

Elected Governor

Dauda Lawal
PDP

The 2023 Zamfara State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Zamfara State, concurrent with elections to the Zamfara State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent APC Governor Bello Matawalle has been renominated by his party and was defeated by Dauda Lawal of PDP on 18th of March 2023.

The primaries, scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022, resulted in Matawalle being renominated by the All Progressives Congress unopposed on 26 May while the Peoples Democratic Party nominated banker Dauda Lawal on 25 May.[4][5] However, Lawal was removed as nominee by a Federal High Court on 16 September due to irregularities in the primary;[6] the PDP conducted a new primary on 23 September that resulted in Lawal winning again.[7] A Federal High Court ruling on 8 November invalidated the rerun primary and barred the party from fielding a nominee but the ruling was overturned by an Appeal Court judgment on 6 January.[8][9]

  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. ^ Suleiman, Qosim. "It's Official: INEC postpones Saturday's governorship, state assembly elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference APC primary results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference PDP primary results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Court Nullifies Zamfara PDP Governorship Primary Election". Channels TV. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ Salaudeen, Adeniyi. "Dauda Lawal Re-Elected As Zamfara PDP Guber Candidate". Channels TV. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ^ Altine, Maiharaji (8 November 2022). "Court disqualifies Zamfara PDP from contesting gov election". The Punch. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  9. ^ Babangida, Mohammed. "Appeal Court Reinstates Dauda Lawal As Zamfara PDP Governorship Candidate". Premium Times. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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