2023 Yobe State Governorship Election
Mai Mala Buni (APC) was declared winner of the 18 March 2023 Yobe State governorship election with 317,113 votes, ahead of Sharif Abdullahi (PDP, 124,259). No governorship petition outcome was found in the sources consulted. No per-LGA results: Wikipedia's LGA table for this race is missing, has undeclared (TBD) cells or does not reconcile with the declared candidate totals.
Election concluded. Certified results below.
Real ballots are organised by INEC at polling units. The platform shows the official tally as it comes in, and tracks where citizens stand via a parallel poll.
Sourced from INEC. Updates as official numbers are declared.
Votes counted
441.4k
Winning share
71.8%
Mai Mala Buni
APC · Mai Mala Buni
317.1k
Mai Mala Buni
APC
317.1k
71.8%
Sharif Abdullahi
PDP
124.3k
28.2%
Mohammed Arabi
AA
votes not published
Mohammad Tilio Abdullahi
ADC
votes not published
Adamu Umar
ADP
votes not published
Mohammed Bukar
APM
votes not published
Adamu Ahmed
APP
votes not published
Muhammad Ahmed Yusufari
LP
votes not published
Garba Umar
NNPP
votes not published
Audi Dalhatu
SDP
votes not published
Mohammed Maina
YPP
votes not published
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Mohammed Arabi
AA
0
0.0%
Adamu Umar
ADP
0
0.0%
Mai Mala Buni
APC
0
0.0%
Mohammed Bukar
APM
0
0.0%
Adamu Ahmed
APP
0
0.0%
Garba Umar
NNPP
0
0.0%
Sharif Abdullahi
PDP
0
0.0%
Audi Dalhatu
SDP
0
0.0%
Mohammed Maina
YPP
0
0.0%
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Election day
18 Mar 2023
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Result declared by INEC
21 Mar 2023
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