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Kebbi State

A federating state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Birnin Kebbi. The governor is elected under section 176 of the 1999 Constitution.

Legal basis

Governor of Kebbi State

NINasir IdrisAppointed 2023 · APC

What the Constitution says

  • 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.

  • s.48

    Each state elects three senators, one per senatorial district, and the FCT elects one: 109 in all.

  • s.49

    The House of Representatives has 360 members, each elected by one federal constituency of roughly equal population.

Where it appears in the news

  • Kebbi not owing salaries, pensions, gratuities, says Idris

    Sep 30, 2026

    Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, says his administration is up-to-date with payments of salaries, pensions, and gratuities to all workers and retirees.

    punchng.com ↗

  • Kebbi APC rejects Maidoki's allegations of arbitrary arrest of ADC members

    Sep 29, 2026

    Assalafi challenged the ADC to provide evidence linking the Kebbi State Government to the alleged unlawful arrests, particularly any directive instructing security agencies to target individuals because of their political affiliation.

    vanguardngr.com ↗

  • Northern youths destroy Tinubu’s posters, APC calls for investigation

    Sep 28, 2026

    Youths in Jega area of Kebbi State at the weekend destroyed the posters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and state Governor Nasir Idris. The youths were protesting against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The protesters comprising mainly youths were re

    dailytrust.com ↗
People of Nigeria elects Kebbi 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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