2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election

The 2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Kwara State. Held on April 26, 2011, the People's Democratic Party nominee Abdulfatah Ahmed won the election, defeating Dele Belgore of the Action Congress of Nigeria.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election
April 26, 2011
 
Nominee Abdulfatah Ahmed Dele Belgore
Party PDP ACN
Popular vote 254,969 152,580
Governor before election

Bukola Saraki
PDP

 Elected Governor

Abdulfatah Ahmed
PDP

Results

A total of 15 candidates contested in the election. Abdulfatah Ahmed from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Dele Belgore from the Action Congress of Nigeria. Valid votes was 504,102.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PDP Abdulfatah Ahmed 254,969 50.58
ACN Dele Belgore 152,580 30.27
PDP hold

References
  1. "Winners of 2011 Gubernatorial Elections". INEC Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. "Meet the 23 Governors Elect…..2011-2015". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. "In final stage of election, Nigerians elect state governors". Christian Science Monitor. 2011-04-26. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. "3 May 2011 Nigeria" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-02.
  5. "Lessons from Nigeria's 2011 Elections" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-17.
  6. "Nigeria: INEC Appeals Court Ruling Exempting Five States from Upcoming Gubernatorial Elections | Global Legal Monitor". www.loc.gov. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. "2011 Nigerian Gubernatorial Election Report / Results". Joblistnigeria.com - Jobs in Nigeria. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  8. "ELECTION 2011: NIGERIA'S FINEST MOMENT?". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  9. "2011 POLLS: AGGRIEVED PARTIES, CANDIDATES FLOOD TRIBUNALS WITH PETITIONS". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  10. "Nigeria 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-04-14.
  11. "PDP SUSTAINS LEAD AS INEC RELEASES MORE RESULTS". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  12. "PSC statement on selected gov election results 2011" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-12-02.
  13. "The Governors-Elect". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  14. "2011 State Governorship Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  15. "2011 POLLS: AGGRIEVED PARTIES, CANDIDATES FLOOD TRIBUNALS WITH PETITIONS". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  16. "Nigeria: Post-Election Violence Killed 800". Human Rights Watch. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  17. "PLAYING GAMES WITH THE 2011 ELECTIONS". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  18. "Nigeria: Final report - General elections April 2011 - Nigeria". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  19. "2011: INEC BARS OFFICERS FROM ANNOUNCING RESULTS". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  20. "What the 2011 elections portend for Nigeria". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.