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This was the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria. The President-elect was sworn in on 29 May 2015, marking the first time since Nigeria gained independence in 1960 that a sitting government peacefully transferred power to an elected member of the opposition. Buhari flipped many states that had voted PDP in the ...
The 2015 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015. APC candidate Bindo Jibrilla won the election, defeating Markus Gundiri of the SDP. [1] [2] [3] Bindo Jibrilla emerged APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 2,718 votes and defeating his closest rival, Ibrahim Mijinyawa Yayaji who received 2,268 votes.
An election for Governor of Lagos State took place on 11 April 2015. All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Akinwunmi Ambode, who is a former accountant general of Lagos State, defeated People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Jimi Agbaje and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidate Bolaji Ogunseye. The governor and deputy governor are elected ...
The Nigerian state governors 2011–2015 term formally begins in May 2011 for the 26 state governors in Nigeria elected in April 2011. In the 10 other states, elections were delayed until the current incumbent had served their full term.
The 2015 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 12, 2015. Incumbent APC Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP Simon Ajibola and 15 other party candidates.
The election for Governor of Rivers State took place on 11 April 2015. People's Democratic Party candidate Ezenwo Wike, a former Minister of State for Education defeated All Progressives Congress candidate Dakuku Peterside and Labour Party candidate Tonye Princewill. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State are elected on the same ...
3 Results. 4 References. Toggle the table of contents ... Elected Governor. Aminu Tambuwal APC. The 2015 Sokoto State gubernatorial election was the 8th gubernatorial ...
Governor before election. ... The 2015 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015, ... Results A total number of 8 ...