2007 Yobe State gubernatorial election

{{short description|2007 gubernatorial election in Yobe State, Nigeria}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2007 Yobe State gubernatorial election

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| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2003 Yobe State gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 2003

| next_election = 2011 Yobe State gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2011

| election_date = April 14, 2007

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| nominee1 = Mamman Bello Ali

| running_mate1 = Ibrahim Gaidam

| party1 = All Nigeria Peoples Party

| popular_vote1 = 210,166

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| nominee2 = Adamu Waziri

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| party2 = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

| popular_vote2 = 186,399

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| title = Governor

| before_election = Bukar Ibrahim

| before_party = All Nigeria Peoples Party

| after_election = Mamman Bello Ali

| after_party = All Nigeria Peoples Party

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The 2007 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on April 14, 2007. ANPP candidate Mamman Bello Ali won the election, defeating PDP Adamu Waziri and other candidates.{{Cite web|title=Journal of African Elections Special Issue: Nigeria’s 2007 General Elections|url=https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE6.2.pdf|access-date=2021-05-15|website=eisa.org}}

Results

Mamman Bello Ali from the ANPP won the election. He defeated Adamu Waziri of the PDP and others.{{Cite web|title=Nigeria’s 2007 General Elections and Succession Crisis: Implications for the Nascent Democracy|url=https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE6.2Ojo3.pdf|access-date=2021-05-15|website=eisa.org}}

The total number of registered voters in the state was 994,380.{{Cite web|title=Yobe: As Albishir hops off ANPPAfter a long but fruitless legal battle Senator Usman Albishir is changing political platform. But to what end?|url=https://dailytrust.com/yobe-as-albishir-hops-off-anppafter-a-long-but-fruitless-legal-battle-senator-usman-albishir-is-changing-political-platform-but-to-what-end|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Daily Trust|language=en}}

  • Zayanu Abagana, ADC- 34,052
  • Tijani Tunsa, AD- 30,444

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