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2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Adamawa State
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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Adamawa State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Adamawa State. Binos Dauda Yaroe representing Adamawa South and Ishaku Elisha Abbo representing Adamawa North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed representing Adamawa Central won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
Overview
[edit]| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | APC | ||
| Before Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| After Election | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Summary
[edit]| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamawa South | Ahmad Abubakar | APC | Binos Dauda Yaroe | PDP | ||
| Adamawa Central | Abdul-Aziz Nyako | ADC | Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed | APC | ||
| Adamawa North | Binta Garba | APC | Ishaku Elisha Abbo | PDP | ||
Results
[edit]Adamawa South
[edit]A total of 13 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Binos Dauda Yaroe won the election, defeating APC Abubakar Ahmad Mdallahyidi and 11 other party candidates. Yaroe scored 144,403 votes, while APC candidate scored 118,129 votes.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Binos Dauda Yaroe | 144,403 | ||
| APC | Abubakar Ahmad Mdallahyidi | 118,129 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 308,243 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
Adamawa Central
[edit]A total of 12 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed won the election, defeating PDP candidate Modibbo Murtala Mohammed and 10 other party candidates. Ahmed pulled 188,526 votes, while PDP candidate Murtala Chibado scored 96,530 and African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Mustafa Madawaki scored 36,030.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC | Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed | 188,526 | ||
| PDP | Modibbo Murtala Mohammed | 96,530 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 330.079 | 100% | ||
| APC hold | ||||
Adamawa North
[edit]A total of 15 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Ishaku Elisha Cliff Abbo won the election, defeating APC candidate and incumbent senator, Binta Garba. Abbo pulled 79,337 votes while his closest rival Binta Garba pulled 63,119 votes.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Ishaku Elisha Abbo | 79,337 | ||
| APC | Binta Garba | 63,219 | ||
| Others | ||||
| Total votes | 178,425 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "PDP Wins Adamawa South Senatorial Zone". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ ADAMAWA.xlsx (inecnigeria.org)
- ^ "Women who will shape Ninth Senate". Vanguard News. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ ADAMAWA.xlsx (inecnigeria.org)
- ^ "Hail To The Trailblazers In Politics And Arts". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Senator/Reps of Northern Adamawa zone have lost out to PDP". Tribune Online. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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