Although winners have not been declared in two states, governing parties lost elections in Kano, Sokoto, Benue and Zamfara.
In Nigeria’s political space, the power of incumbency is becoming less potent and the 2023 governorship election is a testament. Interestingly, wielding state power is no longer a guarantee for subsequent election victory.
Mr Gawuna, who serves as deputy governor of the state, was Mr Ganduje’s anointed candidate, while Mr Yusuf, now of the NNPP, was strongly supported by Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the party. On Sunday, Armaya’u Hamisu, INEC’s returning officer, announced that Mr Aliyu secured 453,661 votes to defeat his closest rival, who polled 404,632 votes.Samuel Ortom, the outgoing Benue State governor, is one of the five PDP governors that revolted against Atiku’s presidential ambition. On 25 February, Mr Ortom voted for Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Before then, he had asked citizens of the state to vote Mr Obi for president and PDP in the governorship election.
Mr Ortom also joined the league of sitting governors who lost their senatorial ambitions during the presidential and national assembly elections.What can be considered a repeat of history has just happened in Zamfara. In 2019, the APC won the elections in the state. But the Supreme Court annulled the APC’s victory and disqualified all the APC candidates including the governor-elect because the party did not follow due process.
Declaring the winner of the 2023 election in the early hours of Tuesday, Kassimu Shehu, the returning officer, said Mr Lawal polled 377,726 votes. INEC has since declared the election in Adamawa inconclusive. Although PDP’s Fintiri is leading in the contest, having scored the highest votes, INEC said the cancelled votes were more than the margin of victory between him and Binani.
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