2012 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
{{short description|2012 gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, Nigeria}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
| country =
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| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2008 Adamawa State gubernatorial by-election
| previous_year = 2008
| next_election = 2015 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2015
| election_date = February 4, 2012
| turnout =
| nominee1 = Murtala Nyako
| running_mate1 = Bala James Ngilari
| party1 = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
| popular_vote1 = 302,953
| percentage1 =
| nominee2 = Markus Gundiri
| running_mate2 = Abdulrazak Namdas
| party2 = ACN
| popular_vote2 = 241,023
| percentage2 =
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Murtala Nyako
| before_party = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
| after_election = Murtala Nyako
| after_party = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
}}
The 2012 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on February 4, 2012. The PDP nominee Murtala Nyako won the election, defeating Markus Gundiri of the ACN.{{Cite web|title=Nyako runs Adamawa state like family business – Markus Gundiri|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2012/08/08/nyako-runs-adamawa-state-like-family-business-markus-gundiri/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Channels Television}}{{Cite web|title=Adamawa: when will this nonsense stop? - By: Webmaster|url=https://dailytrust.com/adamawa-when-will-this-nonsense-stop|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Daily Trust|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Live|first=PM NEWS|date=2012-02-05|title=Nyako wins in Nigeria's Adamawa state|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/05/nyako-wins-in-nigerias-adamawa-state/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=P.M. News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=AS MURTALA NYAKO WINS|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/82223/as-murtala-nyako-wins.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Nigerian Voice}}{{Cite web|date=2012-02-05|title=Report: Nyako wins Adamawa election » YNaija|url=https://naija.yafri.ca/report-nyako-wins-adamawa-election/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=YNaija|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Badejo|first=Abiodun|date=2012-02-05|title=Nyako wins Adamawa governorship poll|url=https://dailypost.ng/2012/02/05/nyako-wins-adamawa-governorship-poll/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2012-02-05|title=Murtala Nyako wins Adamawa governorship election {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/politics/3679-murtala-nyako-wins-adamawa-governorship-election.html|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2012-02-05|title=Adamawa election update: Follow results as they are released {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/politics/3675-adamawa-election-results_as_they_are_released.html|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2012-02-05|title=Murtala Nyako Wins Adamawa Governorship Election-PREMIUM TIMES|url=http://saharareporters.com/2012/02/05/murtala-nyako-wins-adamawa-governorship-election-premium-times|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Sahara Reporters}}
Murtala Nyako emerged as PDP candidate. He picked Bala James Ngilari as his running mate.{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2011-10-24|title=Breaking News {{!}} Adamawa 2012: Nyako Wins PDP Guber Ticket|url=https://thestreetjournal.org/2011/10/adamawa-2012-nyako-wins-pdp-guber-ticket/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Breaking News|language=en-US}} Markus Gundiri was the ACN candidate with Abdulrazak Namdas as his running mate.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust/20140321/281818576780609|title=Gundiri will regret moving to PDP - Namdas|date=21 March 2014|access-date=2021-05-19|via=PressReader}}
Electoral system
The Governor of Adamawa State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
=PDP primary=
The PDP primary election was held on October 24, 2011. Murtala Nyako emerged PDP flag bearer after polling 854 votes and defeating his closest rival, Umar Ardo who withdrew from the race. He picked Bala James Ngilari as his running mate.{{Cite web|date=2012-01-01|title=ADAMAWA 2012: The battle of the generals|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/adamawa-2012-the-battle-of-the-generals/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Aftermath of Adamawa Governorship Primaries|url=https://dailytrust.com/aftermath-of-adamawa-governorship-primaries|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Daily Trust|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Impeachment: Governor Nyako flees Adamawa|url=https://newsexpressngr.com/news/6282-Impeachment-Governor-Nyako-flees-Adamawa|access-date=2021-05-19|website=News Express Nigeria Website|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2017-03-28|title=From lawyer to prisoner, rise and fall of ex-Adamawa governor, Ngilari {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/227345-lawyer-prisoner-rise-fall-ex-adamawa-governor-ngilari.html|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2014-10-08|title=Anxiety as court rules on resignation of Nyako's deputy|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/anxiety-court-rules-resignation-nyakos-deputy/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2014-07-17|title=How Adamawa's Deputy Gov was tricked into resigning|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/adamawas-deputy-gov-tricked-resigning/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Supreme Court To Hear Umar Ardo's Case Against Nyako On Dec 10th 2013|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/495822/supreme-court-to-hear-umar-ardos-case-against.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2012-02-03|title=ANALYSIS: Adamawa governorship election: Murtala Nyako walks a tight rope {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/politics/3665-adamawa-election-murtala-nyako-walks-a-tightrope.html|access-date=2021-05-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|date=2011-10-24|title=2012: Nyako wins Adamawa PDP primaries|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/2012-nyako-wins-adamawa-pdp-primaries/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
=ACN primary=
The ACN primary election was held in 2011. Markus Gundiri emerged the party's flag bearer and picked Abdulrazak Namdas as his running mate.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Nigeria: We Were Not Underdogs in Adamawa Rerun - Namdas|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201204020168.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=allAfrica.com}}
Results
{{Election results
|cand1=Murtala Nyako|party1=People's Democratic Party|votes1=302953
|cand2=Markus Gundiri|party2=Action Congress of Nigeria|votes2=241023
|invalid=
|electorate=
|source=[https://www.channelstv.com/2012/02/05/nyako-wins-adamawa-governorship-election/ Channels TV]
}}
=By local government area=
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. Green represents LGAs won by Murtala Nyako. Blue represents LGAs won by Markus Gundiri.{{Cite web|date=2011-12-19|title=ADAMAWA 2012: Nyako leans on Atiku|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/adamawa-2012-nyako-leans-on-atiku/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Adamawa would have been worse than Jos had ACN produced the governor – PDP Chairman|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2012/08/08/adamawa-would-have-been-worse-than-jos-had-acn-produced-the-governor-pdp-chairman/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Channels Television}}{{Cite web|title=Murtala Nyako Re-elected As Governor of Adamawa State|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/81888/murtala-nyako-re-elected-as-governor-of-adamawa-state.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Nigerian Voice}}{{Cite news|last=Eboh|first=Camillus|date=2012-02-05|title=Nigeria ruling party wins vote in violence-hit north|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-election-adamawa-idUSTRE8140F020120205|access-date=2021-05-19}}{{Cite web|title=Adamawa: Tribunal upholds Nyako's election|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2012/07/25/adamawa-tribunal-upholds-nyakos-election/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Channels Television}}{{Cite web|date=2011-12-11|title=Guber poll: Gladiators set Adamawa political landscape astir|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/guber-poll-gladiators-set-adamawa-political-landscape-astir/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style=" font-size: 95%"
! rowspan="2"| LGA ! colspan="2" |Murtala Nyako PDP ! colspan="2" |Markus Gundiri ACN !Total Votes |
| #
!% !# !% !# |
|---|
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Girei
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 12,920 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 7,962 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Yola South
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 20,841 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 9,083 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Song
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 15,342 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 15,160 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Lamurde
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 8,236 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 12,374 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Fufore
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 23,107 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 7,963 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Hong
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 11,562 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 22,747 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Shelleng
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 10,370 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 6,742 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Ganye
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 11,481 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 12,227 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Guyuk
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 9,860 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 15,021 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Toungo
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 5,000 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 3,829 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Michika
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 10,477 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 13,655 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Madagali
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 16,139 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 8,559 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Numan
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 10,404 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 14,037 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Mubi North
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 17,132 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 14,340 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Mayo Belwa
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 26,134 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 14,124 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Yola North
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 23,133 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 12,103 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Mubi South
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 10,035 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 5,535 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Maiha
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 19,624 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 4,688 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Jada
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 16,893 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 14,650 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | Demsa
| bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 14,193 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | 13,765 | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | | bgcolor=#90EE90 align="center" | |
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | Gombi
| bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 10,080 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | 12,449 | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | | bgcolor=#87BEEB align="center" | |
| Totals
!302,953 ! !241,023 ! ! |