2027 · GubernatorialAPC
Ahmed Wadada Aliyu & Michael Emmanuel Ombugadu
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Ahmed Wadada Aliyu
Senator for Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Nasarawa State
This term: 13 Jun 2023–present
THE PERSON- Senatorial district
- Nasarawa West
- State
- Nasarawa
- Country
- Nigeria
Current party · membership recordAll Progressives CongressAPCHow to reach
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- All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat: No. 40 Blantyre Street, Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria. This is the party’s office, not this person’s.Suggest one
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Ahmed Wadada Aliyu (INEC prints ALIYU AHMED WADADA) is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Michael Emmanuel Ombugadu as his running mate, and the sitting senator for Nasarawa West. Born on 15 October 1964 in Keffi, he studied business administration at the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa (ND 1987, HND 1993) and,…
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Ahmed Wadada Aliyu (INEC prints ALIYU AHMED WADADA) is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Michael Emmanuel Ombugadu as his running mate, and the sitting senator for Nasarawa West. Born on 15 October 1964 in Keffi, he studied business administration at the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa (ND 1987, HND 1993) and, per his National Assembly profile, worked at United Bank for Africa, Benue Cement and Kano Tobacco distribution before serving as administrative manager and personal assistant to the chairman of the Vision Group (1997-2002). He won the Keffi/Karu/Kokona seat in the House of Representatives on the PDP ticket in 2003, defeating the incumbent, and was re-elected in 2007; Daily Trust says he was first chairman of the House Committee on Capital Market and Institutions. He lost the seat in 2011 and his tribunal petition failed; he later served as senior special assistant to the FCT minister, lost the 2015 Nasarawa West Senate race on the PDP ticket (88,214 votes to Abdullahi Adamu's 92,804) and withdrew a petition against it. He joined the APC on 12 December 2016 and came second in the APC's 2018 governorship primary (517 votes to Abdullahi Sule's 926). In June 2022 he withdrew from the APC Nasarawa West senatorial primary, alleging that the delegates list had been altered, left the APC (letter dated 1 June 2022) and joined the SDP on 13 June 2022. He won the Senate seat on 25 February 2023 with 96,488 votes (about 42 percent of valid votes), took his seat on 13 June 2023 (the start of the 10th Assembly), and chaired the Senate Committee on Public Accounts from July 2023 until he was replaced in late April 2026. He resigned from the SDP in August 2025 and notified his APC ward of his return by letter dated 2 September 2025; the Senate was formally told on 22 April 2026. The SDP says it never received a resignation letter, and an APC member, Tari Trochon, filed a Federal High Court suit on 8 May 2026 over alleged dual membership (no outcome found). Governor Sule, who is term-limited, endorsed him on 16 April 2026; he won the APC's direct primary on 22 May 2026 with 195,285 votes against 39,675 for former police chief Mohammed Adamu. He holds the traditional titles Magajin Dangin Lafia Bare-Bari (conferred 2 August 2025) and Sarkin Yakin Keffi.
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1964
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Ahmed Wadada Aliyu was born on 15 Oct 1964.
1987
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa
ND Business Administration and Management · Business Administration and Management
- Location
- Nasarawa
- Institution
- Polytechnic
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1991
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Senior Clerk
United Bank for Africa
- Industry
- Banking
- Employment
- Employee
National Assembly member profile: Senior Clerk, United Bank for Africa, from 1991; end year not given.
1993
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa
HND Business Administration and Management · Business Administration and Management
- Location
- Nasarawa
- Institution
- Polytechnic
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
Working lifeReviewed record
Procurement Officer
Benue Cement Company, Gboko
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Employment
- Employee
National Assembly member profile: Procurement Officer, 1993 to 1994.
1996
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Distribution Manager
Kano Tobacco distribution company
- Industry
- Distribution
- Employment
- Employee
National Assembly member profile: Distribution Manager, Kano Tobacco distribution, 1996 to 1997.
1997
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Administrative Manager / P.A. to the Chairman
Vision Group
- Industry
- Business
- Employment
- Employee
National Assembly member profile: Administrative Manager/P.A to the Chairman, Vision Group, 1997 to 2002.
2003
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2003 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Ahmed Wadada Aliyu
Won the 2003 Keffi/Karu/Kokona seat on the PDP ticket, defeating the incumbent, Salisu Muhammad Raj (Daily Trust, 10 Dec 2017). Poll day and votes not found.
ElectedReviewed record
Federal Representative
Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
Took office
Service ended
- Status
- Ended
- Party on this record
- PDP
Recorded periods in this office: 3 Jun 2003 – 5 Jun 2007 (PDP); 5 Jun 2007 – 6 Jun 2011 (PDP).
2007
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2007 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Ahmed Wadada Aliyu
Re-elected in 2007 on the PDP ticket (Daily Trust, 10 Dec 2017). Poll day and votes not found.
2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2011 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
- Result
- Lost
- Recorded winner
- Ishaq Ahmed Kana
Lost to Ishaq Ahmed Kana, then of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly; his petition at the tribunal also failed (Daily Trust, 10 Dec 2017). Poll day and votes not found.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2015 Senate election
Peoples Democratic Party · Nasarawa West · Nasarawa
- Result
- Lost
- Votes
- 88,214
- Recorded winner
- Abdullahi Adamu
INEC returning officer declared the incumbent, Abdullahi Adamu (APC), winner with 92,804 votes to Wadada's 88,214 (Premium Times, 30 Mar 2015). Poll day inferred: the report, dated Monday 30 Mar 2015, speaks of 'Saturday's' elections. He filed a petition and later withdrew it.
2016
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Welcomed into the APC on Monday 12 Dec 2016; resigned by letter dated 1 Jun 2022 after the Nasarawa West senatorial primary dispute.
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2019 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Nasarawa
- Primary result
- Lost
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 517
- Recorded winner
- Abdullahi Sule
APC governorship primary reported by Daily Post on 2 Oct 2018 (11 aspirants): Abdullahi Sule 926 votes, Wadada second with 517, Deputy Governor Silas Agara third with 356. Primary day not stated.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2023 Senate primary
All Progressives Congress · Nasarawa West · Nasarawa
- Primary result
- Withdrawn
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Shehu Tukur
He withdrew from the APC Nasarawa West senatorial primary alleging that the delegates list had been altered, and resigned from the APC by letter dated 1 Jun 2022. The primary went ahead on Saturday 4 Jun 2022 between Shehu Tukur (179 votes) and Labaran Magaji (114) (The Nation, 10 Jun 2022). He joined the SDP on 13 Jun 2022; details of the SDP primary were not found.
Party membershipReviewed record
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Joined the SDP at a rally in Keffi on Monday 13 Jun 2022; elected senator on the SDP ticket in 2023. Resignation letter to his ward chairman reported 21 Aug 2025 (end date 20 Aug 2025 as given in the 2026 court papers); the SDP says it never received a resignation letter.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Senate election
Social Democratic Party · Nasarawa West · Nasarawa
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 96,488
- Vote share
- 42.15%
- Recorded winner
- Ahmed Wadada Aliyu
Declared winner on Monday 27 Feb 2023 by returning officer Nasir Baba: Wadada (SDP) 96,488; Shehu Tukur (APC) 47,717; Musa Galadima (PDP) 46,820; Bala Tongurma (LP) 33,228 (Premium Times; Punch, 27 Feb 2023). Vote share is our computation from the 228,917 valid votes Premium Times reports. He took Abdullahi Adamu's former seat; Adamu had left it on becoming APC national…
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Declared winner on Monday 27 Feb 2023 by returning officer Nasir Baba: Wadada (SDP) 96,488; Shehu Tukur (APC) 47,717; Musa Galadima (PDP) 46,820; Bala Tongurma (LP) 33,228 (Premium Times; Punch, 27 Feb 2023). Vote share is our computation from the 228,917 valid votes Premium Times reports. He took Abdullahi Adamu's former seat; Adamu had left it on becoming APC national chairman.
ElectedProfile record
Senator
Nasarawa West · Nasarawa
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- SDP
- Term
- 10th National Assembly
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Public Accounts
Chair · Senate
2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Magajin Dangin Lafia Bare-Bari
Turbaned at the Emir's palace in Lafia on Saturday 2 Aug 2025; President Tinubu was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Outlets spell the title differently.
- Awarded by
- Emir of Lafia (Justice Sidi Bage, Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs)
- Category
- Traditional title
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Letter notifying his return to the APC dated Tuesday 2 Sep 2025 (reported 3 Sep 2025; date inferred from 'letter dated Tuesday'); the Senate was formally told on 22 Apr 2026. APC governorship candidate in Nasarawa on INEC's final list (10 Oct 2026).
Current affiliation in the reviewed membership record.
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD Electoral caseProceedings reported
The record
Trochon v. Wadada and others: Federal High Court suit over alleged dual SDP/APC membership (filed 8 May 2026)
- Role in this matter
- Defendant
- Record type
- Listing
- Court / authority
- Federal High Court, Abuja
- Filed
- 8 May 2026
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Last documented outcome
Proceedings reported
ALLEGATION by the plaintiff, an APC member and lawyer (Tari Trochon): that Wadada held SDP and APC membership at once, so should be barred from APC screening and nomination. Pending: no hearing date or judgment found as of 19 Oct 2026; Wadada won the APC primary on 22 May 2026 and is on INEC's final list. His response was not found. The SDP separately said in April 2026 that he never formally resigned; no SDP suit was found.
Dated entries in this matter 1 entry
- Filing / appearance recorded · Proceedings reported
ALLEGATION by the plaintiff, an APC member and lawyer (Tari Trochon): that Wadada held SDP and APC membership at once, so should be barred from APC screening and nomination. Pending: no hearing date or judgment found as of 19 Oct 2026; Wadada won the APC primary on 22 May 2026 and is on INEC's final list. His response was not found. The SDP separately said in April 2026 that he never formally resigned; no SDP suit was found.
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Nasarawa
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 195,285
- Recorded winner
- Ahmed Wadada Aliyu
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Nasarawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 3; INEC name: ALIYU AHMED WADADA; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE HND; running mate: Michael Emmanuel Ombugadu · Primary: APC direct primary across the state's 147 wards, Friday 22 May 2026; result announced in Lafia late that night by…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Nasarawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 3; INEC name: ALIYU AHMED WADADA; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE HND; running mate: Michael Emmanuel Ombugadu · Primary: APC direct primary across the state's 147 wards, Friday 22 May 2026; result announced in Lafia late that night by committee chairman Theodore Maiyaki: Wadada 195,285 votes; ex-IGP Mohammed Adamu 39,675; Prof Mohamed Sani-Haruna 5,844; Hassan Liman SAN 863; Zakka Yakubu 336; Fatima Abdullahi-Adamu 246; Tanimu Adabson 65 (Premium Times 23 May 2026; Punch/NAN 22 May 2026). Governor Abdullahi Sule publicly named him his preferred successor on Thursday 16 Apr 2026 (Punch; Premium Times). Party status: he resigned from the SDP in a letter reported 21 Aug 2025, wrote to his APC ward chairman on 2 Sep 2025 to return to the APC, and the Senate President read his defection letter on 22 Apr 2026; the SDP said he never formally resigned, and an APC member, Tari Trochon, filed a Federal High Court suit on 8 May 2026 over alleged dual membership (outcome not found; see legal records). Ex-IGP Adamu, who lost this primary, is the SDP's governorship candidate on INEC's list. RUNNING MATE: named Monday 14 Sep 2026 by Governor Sule after an APC stakeholders' meeting at the Governor's Lodge, Abuja, as Michael Emmanuel Ombugadu (INEC's spelling; Daily Trust prints 'Emmanuel Michael Ombugadu', Punch and Premium Times 'Emmanuel Ombugadu'); he is not the PDP's Emmanuel David Ombugadu. INEC's final list (10 Oct 2026, SN 3) was read from the rendered PDF: the two name lines and the qualification lines of both rows are correctly aligned (the lone 'N' and 'I' glyphs near the row are page watermark letters, not name parts). Earlier bids: Reps 2003 and 2007 (won, PDP), 2011 (lost), Senate 2015 (lost, PDP), APC governorship primary 2018 (second), Senate 2023 (won, SDP).
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDCandidacyReviewed record
Contested for Governor
Nasarawa
- Status
- Contesting
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Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Baraden Keffi
Daily Trust (10 Dec 2017) says he holds this title; later sources use 'Sarkin Yakin Keffi'. Date and conferring body not found.
- Category
- Traditional title
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Capital Market and Institutions
Chair · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Working lifeReviewed record
Founder
Maloney FM, Keffi
- Industry
- Broadcasting
- Employment
- Founder
Daily Trust (10 Dec 2017): he established an FM station in Keffi, Maloney FM. Year not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
Founder
Keffi Polo Club
- Industry
- Sport and philanthropy
- Employment
- Founder
Daily Trust (10 Dec 2017): founder of the Keffi Polo Club. Founding year not found.
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
PDP member from at least the 2003 House election; PDP candidate for the House (2003, 2007, 2011) and the 2015 Senate race; says he was once a PDP national officer. Joined the APC on 12 Dec 2016. Joining date not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
Runs the foundation (founder status not stated)
Wadada Education Foundation
- Industry
- Non-profit
Daily Trust (10 Dec 2017): he runs the foundation, which supports children of the less privileged and orphans to attend school.
Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Sarkin Yakin Keffi
Used in a State House birthday message of 15 Oct 2025; conferring body and date not found.
- Category
- Traditional title
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
Working lifeReviewed record
Senior Special Assistant to the Minister (budget, project monitoring and evaluation, National Assembly matters)
Federal Capital Territory Administration
- Industry
- Government
Appointed by FCT Minister Bala Mohammed after his 2011 defeat and before 2015 per Daily Trust (10 Dec 2017); held 'for some time'. Years not given.
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