2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election

The 2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election will took place on 18 March 2023, to elect members of the Yobe State House of Assembly. The election was held concurrent with the state gubernatorial election as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] It was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.

2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election
11 March 2023
All 24 seats in the Yobe State House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party APC PDP
Last election 23 1
Seats before 24 0
Speaker before election

Ahmed Lawan Mirwa
APC

 Elected Speaker

TBD

Electoral system

The members of state Houses of Assembly are elected using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.

Background

In the previous House of Assembly elections, the APC won a sizeable majority that elected Ahmed Lawan Mirwa (APC-Nguru II) as Speaker. In other Yobe elections, incumbent APC Governor Mai Mala Buni won in a landslide as the APC swept every House of Representatives and Senate seat along with Buhari winning the state in a landslide.

Overview
Affiliation Party Total
APC PDP
Previous Election 23 1 24
Before Election 24 0 24
After Election TBD TBD 24

Summary
Constituency Incumbent Results
Incumbent Party Status Candidates
Bade East Mohammed Maimota Kabir APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Mohammed Maimota Kabir (APC)[3]
  • ▌Sadiq Yahaya (PDP)[4][3]
Bade West Gafo Mai Zabu Bizi APC Status unknown
  • ▌Sanda Kara Bade (APC)[3]
  • ▌Saidu Dauda Dauda (PDP)[4][3]
Bursari Mala Lawan Jawa APC Status unknown
  • ▌Zanna Baba Gana (APC)[3]
  • ▌Kolo Zanna (PDP)[4][3]
Damagum Maina Digma Gana APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Maina Digma Gana (APC)[3]
  • ▌Musa Yakubu Damagum (PDP)[3]
Damaturu I Mohammad Bazani APC Status unknown
  • ▌Nasiru Hassan Yusuf (APC)[3]
  • ▌Danbinta Bura (PDP)[4][3]
Damaturu II Buba Ibrahim APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Buba Ibrahim (APC)[3]
  • ▌Modu Kaleranbe (PDP)[4][3]
Fika/Ngalda Yakubu Suleiman Maluri APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Yakubu Suleiman Maluri (APC)[5]
  • ▌Usman Alhaji Barde (PDP)[4][3]
Geidam North Bukar Mustapha APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Bukar Mustapha (APC)[3]
  • ▌Saleh Kachalla (PDP)[4][3]
Geidam South Mohammad Ali APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Mohammad Ali (APC)[3]
  • ▌Mustapha Kale (PDP)[4][3]
Goya/Ngeji Ishaku Sani Audu APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Ishaku Sani Audu (APC)[5]
  • ▌Babale Audu Maisamari (PDP)[3]
Gujba Bulama Bukar APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Bulama Bukar (APC)[3]
  • ▌Mustapha Manu (PDP)[4][3]
Gulani Bularafa Bunu Zanna APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Bularafa Bunu Zanna (APC)[3]
  • ▌Usman Hamisu (PDP)[4][3]
Jajere Chiroma A. Buba APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Chiroma A. Buba (APC)[3]
  • ▌Mu'azu Shehu (PDP)[4][3]
Jakusko Ya’u Usman Dachia APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Ya’u Usman Dachia (APC)[5]
  • ▌Badamasi Madaki (PDP)[4][3]
Karasuwa Adamu Dala-Dogo APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Adamu Dala-Dogo (APC)[3]
  • ▌Haladu Buba (PDP)[4][3]
Mamudo Mohammed Isa Bello APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Mohammed Isa Bello (APC)[3]
  • ▌Adamu Isa Barka (PDP)[3]
Nangere Saminu Musa Lawan APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Saminu Musa Lawan (APC)[3]
  • ▌Muhammad Abdullahi Dagare (PDP)[4][3]
Nguru I Lawan Sani Inuwa APC[lower-alpha 1] Incumbent nominated
  • ▌Lawan Sani Inuwa (APC)[3]
  • ▌Salisu Lawan Idriss (PDP)[3]
Nguru II Ahmed Lawan Mirwa APC Incumbent renominated
Potiskum Abdullahi Adamu Bazuwa APC Incumbent retiring
  • ▌ Ahmed Adamu (APC)[3]
  • ▌Adamu Ibrahim Na'Ibbi (PDP)[4][3]
Tarmuwa Buba Saleh Maina APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Buba Saleh Maina (APC)[3]
  • ▌Auroma Alhaji Mustapha (PDP)[4][3]
Yunusari Ahmed Dambol Musa APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Ahmed Dambol Musa (APC)[3]
  • ▌Bulama Mohammed Fusami (PDP)[4][3]
Yusufari Mohammed Hassan APC Incumbent renominated
  • ▌Mohammed Hassan (APC)[3]
  • ▌Haruna Kura (PDP)[3]

Notes
  1. This Assembly member was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC during their term.

See also

References
  1. Oyekanmi, Rotimi (26 February 2022). "It's Official: 2023 Presidential, National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25". INEC News. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. Jimoh, Abbas (26 February 2022). "INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIONS - Governorship & Houses of Assembly" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. Usman, Shehu (24 May 2022). "Ex-APC governorship aspirant, two others emerge as PDP senatorial candidates in Yobe [See full list]". Daily Post. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. "LIST OF STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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