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Zamfara State

Residents of Zamfara State elect a governor, three senators, 7 members of the House of Representatives, and the Zamfara State House of Assembly.

Governor of Zamfara State

Dauda LawalSince 2023 · APC

Your next elections

  • President, your senators and House membersSat, 16 Jan 2027
  • GovernorSat, 6 Feb 2027
  • Zamfara 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

  • Ikra Aliyu Bilbis

    Zamfara Central · APC

  • Yau Sahabi Alhaji

    Zamfara North · APC

  • Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari

    Zamfara West · APC

Your members of the House of Representatives

7 federal constituencies
  • MI

    Mohammed Isa Anka

    anka talata mafara · APC

  • Sani Muhammad Ahmad

    Bakura/Maradun · APC

  • Abdulmalik Zubairu

    Bungudu/Maru · APC

  • Sulaiman Gumi Abubakar

    Gummi/Bukkuyum · PDP

  • Aminu Jaji

    Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji · APC

  • Kabiru Amadu

    Tsafe/Gusau · PDP

  • Bello Shinkafi Hassan

    Zurmi/Shinkafi · PDP

Your state legislature

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

People of Nigeria elects Zamfara 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
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