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Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 16 April 2011, postponed from 9 April 2011. The election followed controversy as to whether a northerner or southerner should be allowed to become president given the tradition of rotating the top office between the north and the south after the death of Umaru Yar'Adua, a northerner, when Goodluck Jonathan, another southerner assumed the interim ...
The election was originally scheduled to be held on 2 April. [1] [2] However it was later postponed to 4 April on the originally scheduled day of the election itself [3] as voters turned up in the morning to see ballots had not yet arrived. [4] The next day Attahiru Jega, the head of the electoral commission, said that "The commission weighed ...
v. t. e. General elections were held in Niger on 31 January 2011 to elect the President and National Assembly, with a second round of the presidential elections on 12 March. The first round of the presidential elections was originally scheduled to be held on 3 January and the second round on 31 January, but was later postponed.
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Events in the year 2011 in Nigeria. The year 2011 is a distinguishing year for Nigeria. The year entails several events that define the progress of the country and its future. These events include: the 2011 budget bill, [1] the general election, [2] and activities of the current government.
The 2011 Borno State gubernatorial election was the 7th gubernatorial election of Borno State. Held on April 26, 2011, the All Nigeria Peoples Party nominee Kashim Shettima won the election, defeating Mohammed Goni of the People's Democratic Party. Results. A total of 12 candidates contested in the election.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Plateau State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Plateau State. Victor Lar representing Plateau South and Gyang Dalyop Datong representing Plateau North won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Joshua Dariye representing Pleateau Central won on the platform of Labour Party.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Benue State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Benue State. Barnabas Andyar Gemade representing Benue North East and David Mark representing Benue South won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while George Akume representing Benue North West won on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria.