2023 Kano State gubernatorial election
The 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election will take place in early 2023, to elect the Governor of Kano State. Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.
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Electoral system
The Governor of Kano State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.
Primary elections
The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023.
Potential
- Umar Yakubu Danhassan, 2019 ADP gubernatorial nominee[1][2]
- Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, Deputy Governor[1][2][3]
- Bara’u Jibrin, Kano North Senator[1][2][3][4]
- Muazu Magaji, former Gas Pipeline Project Delivery and Gas Industrialisation Committee Chairman and former Commissioner of Works[3]
- Muhuyi MagaJi Rimingado suspended Chairman of Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission[2]
- Salihu Sagir Takai, 2015 PDP gubernatorial nominee[1][2][3]
- Inuwa Ibrahim Waya, Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Trading)[2][5][6][7]
- Abdulsalam Abdulkarim (A.A.) Zaura, 2019 GPN gubernatorial nominee[1][2]
Potential
- Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, former Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund[3]
- Abba Kabir Yusuf, 2019 PDP gubernatorial nominee[3]
References
- Oloyede, Clement A. "How My Successor Will Emerge – Ganduje". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- Oloyede, Clement A.; Paki, Sani I. "2023: 7 Major Issues Tearing Kano APC Apart". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "2023: Politicians Jostling For Kano Government House". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- Mudashir, Ismail; Salau, Abdullateef. "10 Senators Eyeing Gov'ship Seats In 2023". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "NNPC Official Arrested By NCA In UK For Fraud, Waya, To Contest For Kano State Governorship Election Under APC". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Governorship Tale Trails Inuwa Waya, Managing Director NNPC Trading". ThisDay. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Inuwa Waya voluntarily retires from NNPC, eyes 2023 Kano governorship race". Premium Times. Retrieved 19 September 2021.