2027 · GubernatorialPDP
Bawa Shehu Usman & Adamu Amos Gandu
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Adamu Amos Gandu
2027 governorship running mate
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Amos A. Gandu (INEC prints his name surname-first as Adamu Amos Gandu) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Kaduna State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), running mate to Usman Shehu Bawa, who unveiled him on 28 July 2026. INEC lists him as a 60-year-old man who declared a First School Leaving Certificate, WAEC and a B.Sc. in quantity surveying. At the…
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Amos A. Gandu (INEC prints his name surname-first as Adamu Amos Gandu) is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy governorship candidate in Kaduna State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), running mate to Usman Shehu Bawa, who unveiled him on 28 July 2026. INEC lists him as a 60-year-old man who declared a First School Leaving Certificate, WAEC and a B.Sc. in quantity surveying. At the unveiling Bawa described him as a quantity surveyor with nearly three decades of experience and a member of professional bodies including the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, a native of Jaba Local Government Area who began his political career in Barnawa and contested a House of Representatives seat in 2003 and 2007. Bawa also said he had served as Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on Education and Housing and as Technical Assistant to the Minister of State for Power and Steel, and chairs the Stakeholders Committee in Jaba LGA. These career details come from the candidate's own statement as reported in the press; no dates and no independent source were found.
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2027 Deputy-governorship election
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kaduna State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 12; INEC name: ADAMU AMOS GANDU; age 60; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC B. SC QUANTITY SURVEYOR; governorship candidate: Bawa Shehu Usman · Named by governorship candidate Usman Shehu Bawa as his running mate at an unveiling in Kaduna on Tuesday 28 Jul 2026 after, he…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Kaduna State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 12; INEC name: ADAMU AMOS GANDU; age 60; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC WAEC B. SC QUANTITY SURVEYOR; governorship candidate: Bawa Shehu Usman · Named by governorship candidate Usman Shehu Bawa as his running mate at an unveiling in Kaduna on Tuesday 28 Jul 2026 after, he said, consultations with party leaders, elders, women, youths and other stakeholders across the 23 LGAs (Vanguard, Daily Post, Blueprint). Press name: Amos A. Gandu ('AAG'); INEC prints ADAMU AMOS GANDU (surname first; Gandu is the surname). Earlier House of Representatives bids in 2003 and 2007 are mentioned only in the candidate's statement (no party, constituency or result given).
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Declared to INEC (2027 governorship final list, Kaduna): First School Leaving Certificate, WAEC and a B.Sc. in quantity surveying; institution and year not published.
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PDP deputy governorship candidate in Kaduna State on INEC's final list (10 October 2026), named by Usman Shehu Bawa on 28 July 2026; date joined not found
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Described as a quantity surveyor with nearly three decades of experience and member of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (candidate-side statement, 28 Jul 2026); INEC lists a B.Sc. in quantity surveying.
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