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The 2023 Zamfara State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Zamfara State, concurrent with elections to the Zamfara State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent All Progressives Congress Governor Bello Matawalle was eligible for re-election but defeated by banker Dauda Lawal — the nominee of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
The primaries, scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022, resulted in Matawalle being renominated by the All Progressives Congress unopposed on 26 May while the Peoples Democratic Party nominated banker Dauda Lawal on 25 May.[5][6] However, Lawal was removed as nominee by a Federal High Court on 16 September due to irregularities in the primary;[7] the PDP conducted a new primary on 23 September that resulted in Lawal winning again.[8] A Federal High Court ruling on 8 November invalidated the rerun primary and barred the party from fielding a nominee but the ruling was overturned by an Appeal Court judgment on 6 January.[9][10]
On 21 March, Lawal was declared the winner by INEC after results showed him winning roughly 378,000 votes compared to Matawalle's total of nearly 312,000 votes.[11] However, Matawalle rejected the results and commenced a legal battle that initially succeeded as a Court of Appeal judgement in November overturned the result and declared the election inconclusive.[12] However, the Supreme Court upheld the election of Lawal in a January 2024 ruling.[13][14]
- ^ Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Suleiman, Qosim. "It's Official: INEC postpones Saturday's governorship, state assembly elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Babangida, Mohammed. "It's Official: PDP's Dauda Lawal wins Zamfara, defeats Governor Matawalle". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
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APC primary resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
PDP primary resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Court Nullifies Zamfara PDP Governorship Primary Election". Channels TV. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Salaudeen, Adeniyi. "Dauda Lawal Re-Elected As Zamfara PDP Guber Candidate". Channels TV. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Altine, Maiharaji (8 November 2022). "Court disqualifies Zamfara PDP from contesting gov election". The Punch. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Babangida, Mohammed. "Appeal Court Reinstates Dauda Lawal As Zamfara PDP Governorship Candidate". Premium Times. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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TVC News final resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Babangida, Mohammed. "Appeal Court sacks Zamfara governor, declares election inconclusive". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Ejekwonyilo, Ameh. "UPDATED: Supreme Court overturns Appeal Court decision, affirms Lawal Dauda Zamfara governor". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Akinkuotu, Eniola. "Nigeria: Court victories earn Tinubu new friends in opposition territory". The Africa Report. Retrieved 29 December 2024.