2007 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

2007 gubernatorial election in Zamfara State, Nigeria

2007 Zamfara State gubernatorial election
← 2003 April 14, 2007 2011 →
 
Nominee Mahmud Shinkafi Yahaya Abdulkarim
Party ANPP PDP
Running mate Muntari Anka
Popular vote 415,455 122,351

Governor before election

Ahmad Sani Yerima
ANPP

Elected Governor

Mahmud Shinkafi
ANPP

The 2007 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. ANPP candidate Mahmud Shinkafi won the election, defeating PDP Yahaya Abdulkarim and other candidates.[1]

Results

Mahmud Shinkafi from the ANPP won the election. He defeated Yahaya Abdulkarim of the PDP and others.[2]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,330,572.[3]

  • Mahmud Shinkafi, (ANPP)- 415,455
  • Yahaya Abdulkarim, PDP- 218,302

References

  1. ^ "JUST IN: Former Zamfara governor Shinkafi defects to APC | Premium Times Nigeria". March 12, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigeria's 2007 General Elections and Succession Crisis: Implications for the Nascent Democracy" (PDF). eisa.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Journal of African Elections Special Issue: Nigeria's 2007 General Elections" (PDF). eisa.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
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