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In February, focus mainly switched to the presidential election on 25 February. In the election, Kaduna State voted for Atiku Abubakar (PDP); Abubakar won the state with 40.8% of the vote to defeat Bola Tinubu (APC) at 29.4%, Peter Obi (LP) at 21.7%, and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP) at 6.8%. Considered a slight surprise, the result led to increased ...
For the presidency, Kaduna was won by APC nominee Muhammadu Buhari with about 60% but swung slightly towards the PDP. The 2019 elections also showed the political divide between the diverse, Christian-majority Southern region and the mainly Hausa and Fulani , Muslim-majority Northern and Central regions as the former region moved towards the ...
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kaduna State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kaduna State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election , as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives ...
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Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai CON (Listen ⓘ; born 16 February 1960) [2] is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. [3] He had served as minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007.
Edward Percy Masha is a Nigerian politician who served as the Commissioner for Water Resources in Kaduna State during the administration of Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi. In September 2024, he was elected as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State. [1] [2] [3]
Kaduna State is the fourth largest and third most populous state in the country, Kaduna State is nicknamed the Centre of Learning, owing to the presence of numerous educational institutions of importance within the state such as Ahmadu Bello University, [6] Nigerian Defence Academy, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna Polytechnic, etc.
The governor of Kaduna State is the head of government of Kaduna State in Nigeria.The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Kaduna State Government. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kaduna State House of Assembly, to convene the legislature and grant pardons.