2023 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

The 2023 Sokoto State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Sokoto State, concurrent with elections to the Sokoto State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

2023 Sokoto State gubernatorial election
18 March 2023
Registered2,172,056
 
Nominee Ahmad Aliyu Saidu Umar
Party APC PDP
Running mate Idris Muhammad Gobir Sagir Bafarawa
Governor before election

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
PDP

 Elected Governor

Ahmad Aliyu
APC

Party primaries were scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022 with the Peoples Democratic Party nominating former Secretary to the State Government Saidu Umar on 25 May while the All Progressives Congress nominated former Deputy Governor Ahmad Aliyu on 26 May.

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