2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Zamfara State

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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Zamfara State. Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari representing Zamfara West, Aliyu Ikra Bilbis representing Zamfara Central and Tijjani Yahaya Kaura representing Zamfara North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress. But the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 24 May 2019 sacked all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress that won elections in Zamfara State and said that candidates of parties with the highest number of valid votes cast with the required spread stands elected. Lawali Hassan Anka representing Zamfara West, Hassan Muhammed Gusau representing Zamfara Central and Sahabi Alhaji Yaú representing Zamfara North all on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party replaced the sacked senators.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Overview[edit]

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

Summary[edit]

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Zamfara West Ahmad Sani Yerima APC Lawali Hassan Anka PDP
Zamfara Central Kabir Garba Marafa APC Hassan Muhammed Gusau PDP
Zamfara North Tijjani Yahaya Kaura APC Sahabi Alhaji Yaú PDP

Results[edit]

Zamfara West[edit]

A total of 23 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari won the election, defeating PDP Lawali Hassan Anka and 21 other party candidates.[8][9][10][11][12] But the Supreme Court of Nigeria sacked the APC candidate and replaced him with the PDP candidate as the rightful winner.[13][14][15][16][17]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari 153,626
PDP Lawali Hassan Anka 69,293
Others 21,532
Total votes 244,451
APC hold

Zamfara Central[edit]

A total of 29 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Ikra Aliyu Bilbis won the election, defeating PDP Hassan Muhammed Gusau and 27 other party candidates.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] But the Supreme Court of Nigeria sacked the APC candidate and replaced him with the PDP candidate as the rightful winner.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
Party Candidate Votes %
APC Aliyu Ikra Bilbisu 74,792
PDP Hassan Muhammed Gusau 54,859
Others 59,638
Total votes 189,289
APC hold

Zamfara North[edit]

A total of 22 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Tijjani Yahaya Kaura won the election, defeating PDP Sahabi Alhaji Yaú and 20 other party candidates.[35][36][37][38][39][40] But the Supreme Court of Nigeria sacked the APC candidate and replaced him with the PDP candidate as the rightful winner.[41][42][43][44][45][46]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Zamfara State
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP Tijjani Yahaya Kaura 68,027
APC Sahabi Alhaji Yaú 43,521
Others 11,413
Total votes 122,961
APC hold

References[edit]

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