2003 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State

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The 2003 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State was held on April 12, 2003, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Adamawa State. Iya Abubakar representing Adamawa North, Jibril Aminu representing Adamawa Central and Jonathan Zwingina representing Adamawa South all won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

Overview[edit]

Affiliation Party Total
PDP AD
Before Election 3
After Election 3 0 3

Summary[edit]

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Adamawa North Iya Abubakar PDP
Adamawa Central Jibril Aminu PDP
Adamawa South Jonathan Zwingina PDP

Results[edit]

Adamawa North[edit]

The election was won by Iya Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4][5][6][7][8]

2003 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Iya Abubakar
Total votes
PDP hold

Adamawa Central[edit]

The election was won by Jibril Aminu of the Peoples Democratic Party.[9][10][11][12]

2003 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Jibril Aminu
Total votes
PDP hold

Adamawa South[edit]

The election was won by Jonathan Zwingina of the Peoples Democratic Party.[13][14][15][16][17]

2003 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Jonathan Zwingina
Total votes
PDP hold

References[edit]

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