Senate · Bauchi North · 2027
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Abdulkadir Adam Isawa
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Abdulkadir Adam Isawa (INEC: Adamu Abdulkadir) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Bauchi North Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). INEC lists him as a 56-year-old man whose declared qualifications are a Primary Certificate, a Grade II teachers' certificate and a BA.Ed. Daily Post describes him as a prominent Islamic scholar and styles him "Dr"; the source of that title was not found. He won the PDP's Bauchi North senatorial primary, held in Azare on 20 May 2026, with 137 delegate votes against 0 for the only other aspirant, Alhaji Maula Adamu Aliyu; the result was declared the same day at the party secretariat in Bauchi by Alhaji Ali Ibrahim, chairman of the PDP senatorial primary committee for Bauchi State. Details of his career and any earlier public office or candidacy were not found in public sources as of October 2026.
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- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.19 SN 29: "29 BAUCHI BAUCHI NORTH ADAMU PDP None 56 M PRIMARY CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE BA.ED"
29 BAUCHI BAUCHI NORTH ADAMU PDP None 56 M PRIMARY CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE BA.ED
- Nigerian Tribune
2026-05-21: "hereby announce the results of the party’s senatorial primary elections conducted on 20 May, 2026, across the three senatorial districts of Bauchi State."
hereby announce the results of the party’s senatorial primary elections conducted on 20 May, 2026, across the three senatorial districts of Bauchi State.
- Daily Post
2026-05-21: "Prominent Islamic scholar Dr Abdulkadir Adam Isawa has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary election for Bauchi North senatorial district."
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr Abdulkadir Adam Isawa has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primary election for Bauchi North senatorial district.
School years & education
Declared to INEC (2027 final list): Primary Certificate, Grade II (teachers') Certificate and a Bachelor of Arts in Education (BA.Ed); institutions and years not published.
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- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
2026-09-12, p.19 SN 29: "29 BAUCHI BAUCHI NORTH ADAMU PDP None 56 M PRIMARY CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE BA.ED"
29 BAUCHI BAUCHI NORTH ADAMU PDP None 56 M PRIMARY CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE BA.ED
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At the ballot
2027 · Senatorial primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Won · Bauchi · Bauchi North
137 votes
Record notes
constituency: Bauchi North Senatorial District · also listed as: Adamu Abdulkadir, Abdulkadir Adamu · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 29, p.19; INEC name: ADAMU ABDULKADIR; age 56; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PRIMARY CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERTIFICATE BA.ED · Primary: PDP direct primary for Bauchi North held in Azare on 20 May 2026 (delegates from the district's seven LGAs, INEC monitoring); he polled 137 votes, Alhaji Maula Adamu Aliyu 0. Declared in Bauchi on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at the PDP secretariat by Alhaji Ali Ibrahim, chairman of the PDP senatorial primary committee for Bauchi State (Tribune, Daily Post, New Telegraph). No dispute reported.
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- inecnigeria.org
Abdulkadir Adam Isawa — senatorial 2027
- Nigerian Tribune
2026-05-21: "hereby announce the results of the party’s senatorial primary elections conducted on 20 May, 2026, across the three senatorial districts of Bauchi State."
hereby announce the results of the party’s senatorial primary elections conducted on 20 May, 2026, across the three senatorial districts of Bauchi State.
- New Telegraph
2026-05-24: "He said Abdulkadir Adamu won the Bauchi North ticket after polling 137 votes to defeat Maula Adamu Aliyu."
He said Abdulkadir Adamu won the Bauchi North ticket after polling 137 votes to defeat Maula Adamu Aliyu.
- Daily Post
2026-05-21: "At the end of the exercise, Dr Isawa secured 137 votes to win the PDP ticket, while his opponent, Alhaji Maula Adamu, failed to secure any vote."
At the end of the exercise, Dr Isawa secured 137 votes to win the PDP ticket, while his opponent, Alhaji Maula Adamu, failed to secure any vote.
- inecnigeria.org
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