2011 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Bukar Ibrahim representing Yobe East, Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North and Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere representing Yobe South all won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1][2][3][4][5]
Overview[edit]
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | PDP | ||
| Before Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| After Election | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Summary[edit]
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yobe East | Bukar Ibrahim | ANPP | Bukar Ibrahim | ANPP |
| Yobe North | Ahmad Lawan | ANPP | Ahmad Lawan | ANPP |
| Yobe South | Adamu Garba Talba | PDP | Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere | ANPP |
Results[edit]
Yobe East[edit]
All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Bukar Ibrahim won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Lawan Jaro Zarami and other party candidates.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Bukar Ibrahim | |||
| PDP | Lawan Jaro Zarami | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Yobe North[edit]
All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Ahmad Lawan won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Hassan Kafayos Husseini and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Ahmad Lawan | |||
| PDP | Hassan Kafayos Husseini | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Yobe South[edit]
All Nigeria Peoples Party candidate Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party candidate Adamu Garba Talba and other party candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere | |||
| PDP | Adamu Garba | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-14.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET YOBE STATE SENATORIAL ELECTIONS 2011". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (Senate), ELECTIONS IN 2011". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Nigeria Senate Elections Set for Saturday for Most of Country | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "When people's vote counted". Vanguard News. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-20.