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Sokoto State

Residents of Sokoto State elect a governor, three senators, 11 members of the House of Representatives, and the Sokoto State House of Assembly.

Governor of Sokoto State

Ahmad AliyuSince 2023 · APC

Your next elections

  • President, your senators and House membersSat, 16 Jan 2027
  • GovernorSat, 6 Feb 2027
  • Sokoto State House of AssemblySat, 6 Feb 2027

Your 2027 election guide: check your registration, collect your PVC, find your polling unit.

Your senators

three per state
  • AW

    Aliyu Wamakko

    Sokoto East · APC

  • Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko

    Sokoto North · APC

  • AT

    Aminu Tambuwal

    Sokoto South · PDP

Your members of the House of Representatives

11 federal constituencies

  • Saadu Nabunkari

    Binji/Silame · APC

  • NS

    Nasiru Shehu Bodinga

    dange shuni bodinga tureta · APC

  • BU

    Bashir Usman Gorau

    goronyo gada · PDP

  • Bello Ambarura Isah

    Gwadabawa / Illela · APC

  • Abdulkadir Danbuya

    Isa-Sabon-Birni · APC

  • AI

    Abdussamad Ibrahim Dasuki

    kebbe tambuwal · APC

  • Ahmad Abdullahi Kalambaina

    Kware/Wamakko · APC

  • Abubakar Yabo Umaru

    Shagari/Yabo · APC

  • HB

Your state legislature

Sokoto State House of Assembly makes laws for the state and approves its budget.

People of Nigeria elects Sokoto State. s.176–179: Each state’s voters elect its Governor. To win outright, a candidate needs the most votes and at least a quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the state’s local government areas.Umar NamadiUba SaniAbba Kabir YusufDikko Umaru RaddaNasir IdrisAhmad AliyuDauda LawalAhmadu Umaru FintiriBala MohammedBabagana ZulumMuhammad Inuwa YahayaAgbu KefasMai Mala BuniUmo EnoDouye DiriBassey OtuSheriff OborevworiMonday OkpebholoSiminalayi FubaraAlex OttiCharles SoludoFrancis NwifuruPeter MbahHope UzodinmaBiodun OyebanjiBabajide Sanwo-OluDapo AbiodunLucky AiyedatiwaAdemola AdelekeSeyi MakindeHyacinth AliaNyesom WikeAhmed Usman OdodoAbdulRahman AbdulRazaqAbdullahi SuleMohammed Umar BagoCaleb MutfwangNORTH WESTNORTH EASTSOUTH SOUTHSOUTH EASTSOUTH WESTNORTH CENTRALSTATES & GOVERNORSHOUSES OF ASSEMBLYAbuja, Federal Capital TerritoryPeople of Nigeria
Key

Entities

Relationships

ElectsAppointsConfirmsOverseesChairs

Hassan Bala Abubakar

sokoto north sokoto south · APC

  • YS

    Yakubu Sani Alhaji

    tangaza gudu · APC

  • Ibrahim Almustapha Aliyu

    Wurno/Rabah · APC