Election Name: | 2015 Kano State gubernatorial election |
Country: | Kano (state) |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2011 Kano State gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2019 Kano State gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Election Date: | April 11, 2015 |
Image1: | APC |
Nominee1: | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
Running Mate1: | Hafiz Abubakar |
Party1: | All Progressives Congress |
Popular Vote1: | 1,546,434 |
Nominee2: | Salihu Sagir Takai |
Running Mate2: | Abba Murtala Mohammed |
Party2: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Popular Vote2: | 509,726 |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Rabiu Kwankwaso |
Before Party: | All Progressives Congress |
After Election: | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
After Party: | All Progressives Congress |
The 2015 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11, 2015, to determine the governor of Kano State, Nigeria.[1] APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won the election, defeating PDP Salihu Sagir Takai and other candidates.[2]
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje emerged APC's candidate in the primary election. He scored 5,588 votes, defeating Lawal Jafaru Isa who scored 126 votes.[3] He chose Hafiz Abubakar as his running mate.[4]
Salihu Sagir Takai emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election, scoring 1,226 votes out of 1,452 cast and defeating three other candidates. Abba Murtala, Mansur Ahmed and Bello Gwarzo were the three other candidates.[5] Murtala scored 140 votes, Ahmed scored 106 and Gwarzo scored 24.[6] He chose Abba Murtala Mohammed as his running mate.[7]
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje emerged APC's candidate in the primary election and chose Hafiz Abubakar as his running mate.[8]
Hafiz Abubakar is a professor of Food Science at Bayero University Kano.[9]
He is also the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) at Bayero University Kano. He was a one-time Commissioner for Finance during the first tenure of Rabiu Kwankwaso between 1999 and 2003.[10]
Salihu Sagir Takai emerged People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) (PDP's) candidate in the primary election and chose Abba Murtala Mohammed as his running mate.[11] Abba Murtala Mohammed is the son of the late Head of State in Nigeria, Murtala Muhammed.[12]
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from the APC won the election defeating Salihu Sagir Takai and other candidates.[13] The total number of registered voters in the state was 5,006,713, accredited voters was 2,238,369, total votes cast was 2,109,811, valid votes was 2,073,165 and rejected votes was 36,646.[14] [15]