2007 Kebbi State gubernatorial election

2007 gubernatorial election in Kebbi State, Nigeria

2007 Kebbi State gubernatorial election | <- 2003 | April 14, 2007 | 2011 ->

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Nominee  | Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari | Farouk Bello Bunza  |
Party  | PDP | ANPP
Running mate  | Ibrahim Aliyu  |
Popular vote  | 469,595 | 134,553

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| Governor before election

Adamu Aliero
ANPP

| Elected Governor

Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari
PDP

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The 2007 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] PDP candidate Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari won the election, defeating ANPP Farouk Bello Bunza and other 6 candidates.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

## Results

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Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari from the PDP won the election.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] He defeated Farouk Bello Bunza of the ANPP.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35] 8 candidates contested in the election.[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,345,436.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]

* Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, (PDP)- 469,595
* Farouk Bello Bunza, ANPP\- 134,553
* Abubakar Malam Abubakar, DPP- 133,800
* Adamu Usman, NCP- 7,888
* Muhammadu Inuwa Bawa, AC- 4,842
* Abdullahi Ibrahim, ADC- 3,990
* Salihu Isa Nataro, NDP- 3,921
* Abubakar Bala Danango, APGA- 3,798

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