2007 Katsina State gubernatorial election
2007 gubernatorial election in Katsina State, Nigeria
2007 Katsina State gubernatorial election
The 2007 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] PDP candidate Ibrahim Shema won the election, defeating ANPP Abu Ibrahim and other candidates.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
Results
Ibrahim Shema from the PDP won the election.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] He defeated Abu Ibrahim of the ANPP and others.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,589,047.[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
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