Felix Bilishan Tangwami (INEC: TANGWAMI FELIX BILISHAN, age 64) is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Adamawa South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). From Demsa Local Government Area, he declared to INEC a certificate of primary education, the SSCE, a registered-nurse (RN) qualification, a BSc in Political Science and an MPA. He was elected…
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Felix Bilishan Tangwami (INEC: TANGWAMI FELIX BILISHAN, age 64) is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Adamawa South Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026). From Demsa Local Government Area, he declared to INEC a certificate of primary education, the SSCE, a registered-nurse (RN) qualification, a BSc in Political Science and an MPA. He was elected chairman of Demsa Local Government Council and held the post from 1998, according to Daily Trust, until at least January 2011, chairing the Adamawa chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in 2010. In the PDP's Adamawa South Senate primary for 2011 he came second with 515 votes, behind Ahmed Barata (738) and ahead of the sitting senator, Grace Bent (406).
A director in Governor Murtala Nyako's 2011 campaign, he joined Nyako's cabinet as Commissioner for Social Development and Integration in June 2012 and had left it by January 2014. On 7 August 2014 acting governor Ahmadu Fintiri swore him in as a commissioner in his interim administration. Former governor James Ngillari later named him the state Director-General of the PDP's 2015 presidential campaign in Adamawa. Elected PDP state organising secretary in May 2016, he defected to the APC with Ahmed Gulak on 17 February 2018, picked APC Senate forms in September 2018 and in October 2018 became Director-General of Governor Jibrilla Bindow's 2019 re-election campaign. Back in the PDP by March 2022, when he bought PDP Senate forms, he was Deputy Director-General (Southern zone) of Fintiri's 2023 campaign council. Fintiri then made him Commissioner for Health and Human Services (sworn in 10 August 2023); his resignation was announced on 29 April 2026.
He faces two EFCC prosecutions; neither has produced a conviction. The EFCC arrested him in July 2010 over contracts obtained through the state local-government ministry, and on 13 January 2016 arraigned him at the Adamawa State High Court on five counts of obtaining by false pretence of N981.47 million over contracts awarded as council chairman to companies in which he allegedly had interests; he pleaded not guilty and was granted bail, and no later ruling has been found. On 4 December 2018 the EFCC arraigned him with former PDP state chairman Joel Madaki at the Federal High Court, Yola, on money-laundering counts over N450 million of the 2015 election fund linked to former minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. He pleaded not guilty; on 2 May 2023 the court discharged Madaki but rejected Tangwami's no-case submission and ordered him to open his defence. No later outcome has been found.
After Fintiri moved to the APC (27 February 2026), Tangwami declared for the APC governorship ticket on 24 April 2026, then won the party's Adamawa South Senate primary on 18 May 2026 with 103,762 of 187,675 valid votes, ahead of Adamu Ismaila (19,457) and former senator Grace Bent (15,238). Peter Fwa, now the Labour Party candidate, disputes the process; Punch reported in September 2026 that Fwa had been the APC's unopposed aspirant before Tangwami was given the ticket, and the APC says its primary was transparent.
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1998
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
1998
Working lifeReviewed record
Executive Chairman (elected)
Demsa Local Government Council, Adamawa State
Industry
Local government
Elected chairman of Demsa Local Government Council. Daily Trust reported in December 2010 that he had held the post since 1998 (a 2018 TG News profile says he was elected in 1999); he was still chairman in February 2010, August 2010 and January 2011, and is described as a former chairman from 2012. The day he took or left office was not found, so this is stored as a career…
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Elected chairman of Demsa Local Government Council. Daily Trust reported in December 2010 that he had held the post since 1998 (a 2018 TG News profile says he was elected in 1999); he was still chairman in February 2010, August 2010 and January 2011, and is described as a former chairman from 2012. The day he took or left office was not found, so this is stored as a career rather than a dated lga_chairman position. The EFCC's 2016 charge concerns contracts he awarded in this office.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2011
Party primaryReviewed record
2011 Senate primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Adamawa South · Adamawa
Primary result
Lost
What this establishes
A party-stage result, not election to public office
Votes
515
Recorded winner
Ahmed Hassan Barata (738 votes)
PDP Adamawa South senatorial primary for the 2011 election, held on a Sunday at Wanenosom Cinema Hall, Numan (Daily Trust, 16 Jan 2011, says 'last Sunday', i.e. apparently 9 January 2011; another report refers to a 2 February primary, so the day is left blank). Eight-person contest: Ahmed Barata 738, Felix Tangwami (then Demsa council chairman) 515, incumbent Senator Grace Bent…
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PDP Adamawa South senatorial primary for the 2011 election, held on a Sunday at Wanenosom Cinema Hall, Numan (Daily Trust, 16 Jan 2011, says 'last Sunday', i.e. apparently 9 January 2011; another report refers to a 2 February primary, so the day is left blank). Eight-person contest: Ahmed Barata 738, Felix Tangwami (then Demsa council chairman) 515, incumbent Senator Grace Bent 406; Paschal Bafyau withdrew two days earlier. A Bent supporter's rejoinder (23 Jan 2011) accused the Barata and Tangwami camps of manipulating delegate lists and inducing delegates; Bent's later court challenge was against Barata, and the Federal High Court, Abuja dismissed it (see Barata's record).
A director in Governor Murtala Nyako's 2011 re-election campaign directorate (with running mate James Ngillari); in March 2012 Daily Trust named him a contender for Secretary to the State Government.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2012
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2012
Working lifeReviewed record
Commissioner for Social Development and Integration
Adamawa State Government (Ministry of Social Development and Integration)
Industry
Government
Commissioner for Social Development and Integration in Governor Murtala Nyako's second-term cabinet, sworn in by 24 June 2012 (the exact day was not found). He was described as a 'former commissioner' by 21 January 2014, when Daily Trust listed him as a possible ministerial nominee (he was not on the final list); the day he left the cabinet was not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2014
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2014
Working lifeReviewed record
Commissioner
Adamawa State Government (acting governor Ahmadu Fintiri's interim administration)
Industry
Government
One of nine commissioners sworn in by acting governor Ahmadu Fintiri at Government House, Yola, on Thursday 7 August 2014, after Governor Nyako's impeachment. Contemporary reports give no portfolio; a 2018 TG News profile says it was Health. The interim administration was expected to last about three months; his end date was not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2015
Working lifeReviewed record
State Director-General
PDP 2015 presidential campaign (Goodluck Jonathan), Adamawa State
Industry
Politics
Former governor James Ngillari told Premium Times in June 2016 that the N450m PDP presidential campaign fund in Adamawa was disbursed to a template drawn up by 'the DG Campaign for the state, Mr. Felix Tangwami'. The EFCC's 2018 money-laundering charge (see legal cases) concerns that money. Single source (Ngillari's account); appointment date not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2016
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2016
Working lifeReviewed record
State Organising Secretary
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamawa State chapter
Industry
Politics
Elected state Organising Secretary at the rescheduled Adamawa PDP state congress concluded on 30-31 May 2016 (executive affirmed by voice vote); he spoke for the party on its local-government primaries in June 2016. He left the PDP for the APC on 17 February 2018.
Director-General of Governor Muhammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow's 2019 re-election campaign (in post by October 2018). Bindow lost the 2019 governorship to Ahmadu Fintiri (PDP).
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2018
Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Joined the APC on 17 February 2018; Director-General of Governor Bindow's 2019 APC re-election campaign. Back in the PDP by 31 March 2022, when he bought PDP forms for the Adamawa South Senate seat; the day he left the APC was not found, so 31 March 2022 is only the latest possible end date.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2022
Working lifeReviewed record
Deputy Director-General
Adamawa PDP Governorship Campaign Council (Fintiri 2023)
Industry
Politics
Deputy Director-General (Southern zone) of the Adamawa PDP Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council chaired by Governor Fintiri (members named in October 2022, inaugurated on Monday 17 October 2022). On 25 March 2023 he called for the removal of the Adamawa INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa, and in April 2023 he led PDP protests in Yola demanding that the…
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Deputy Director-General (Southern zone) of the Adamawa PDP Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council chaired by Governor Fintiri (members named in October 2022, inaugurated on Monday 17 October 2022). On 25 March 2023 he called for the removal of the Adamawa INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa, and in April 2023 he led PDP protests in Yola demanding that the suspended governorship collation resume (Daily Trust spells his name 'Tangwame'/'Tangwama').
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2022
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Second PDP spell: reported in the PDP on 31 March 2022 (bought PDP Senate forms for 2023; the re-joining day was not found, 31 March 2022 is the first report) and Deputy Director-General of Fintiri's PDP governorship campaign in March 2023. Governor Fintiri moved to the APC on 27 February 2026; by 24 April 2026 Tangwami was an APC governorship aspirant — his own exit day was not found, so 24 April 2026 is only the latest possible end date.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2023
Working lifeReviewed record
Commissioner for Health and Human Services
Adamawa State Government (Ministry of Health and Human Services)
Industry
Government / health
Nominated by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on 27 July 2023 as a new member of the cabinet (not one of the six first-term commissioners he retained), screened and confirmed by the State House of Assembly on 1-2 August 2023, and sworn in on Thursday 10 August 2023 as Commissioner for Health and Human Services. His resignation, to seek elective office in 2027, was announced at the State…
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Nominated by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on 27 July 2023 as a new member of the cabinet (not one of the six first-term commissioners he retained), screened and confirmed by the State House of Assembly on 1-2 August 2023, and sworn in on Thursday 10 August 2023 as Commissioner for Health and Human Services. His resignation, to seek elective office in 2027, was announced at the State Executive Council on 29 April 2026 (Blueprint already called him the 'immediate past' commissioner on 24 April 2026).
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD
2026
Party primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
All Progressives Congress · Adamawa South · Adamawa
Primary result
Won
What this establishes
A party-stage result, not election to public office
Votes
103,762
Vote share
55.29%
Recorded winner
Felix Tangwami
constituency: Adamawa South Senatorial District · also listed as: Tangwami Felix Bilishan · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 14, p.6; INEC name: TANGWAMI FELIX BILISHAN; age 64; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): CERTICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION SSCE RN / BS.c POL. SC / MPA · Primary: won the APC Adamawa South primary held on Monday 18 May…
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constituency: Adamawa South Senatorial District · also listed as: Tangwami Felix Bilishan · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 14, p.6; INEC name: TANGWAMI FELIX BILISHAN; age 64; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): CERTICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION SSCE RN / BS.c POL. SC / MPA · Primary: won the APC Adamawa South primary held on Monday 18 May 2026 across the zone's nine LGAs (result announced in Numan by returning officer Usman Mapeo): Tangwami 103,762; Adamu Ismaila 19,457; Grace Folashade Bent 15,238; Charles Luri Bala 12,977; Martins Babale 11,565; Ahmed Abubakar 10,220; Peter Leonard Fwa 9,537; Dahiru Lawan Sanda 2,712; Rubainu Calvin 2,207 (Daily Post; vote_percentage computed from these nine figures, total 187,675). He had declared for the APC governorship ticket on 24 April 2026. Disputed: Peter Fwa (now LP candidate) says he had resigned from the APC over the process; Punch (14 Sep 2026) reports Fwa had been the unopposed aspirant before Tangwami, a governorship aspirant, was given the ticket; the Adamawa APC says the primary was transparent.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGY
Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Current APC spell: an APC governorship aspirant by 24 April 2026 (after Governor Fintiri's move to the APC on 27 February 2026), then winner of the APC Adamawa South Senate primary (18 May 2026) and on INEC's final list (12 September 2026); date (re)joined not found.
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Working lifeReviewed record
Chairman
Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Adamawa State
Industry
Local government
Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of ALGON while chairman of Demsa council: so described by Daily Trust in August 2010 (when the EFCC arrested him) and December 2010, and as 'erstwhile Adamawa ALGON Chairman' in 2022. Start and end years not found.
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
Education from the profileProfile record
Education on record
Declared to INEC (2027 final list): certificate of primary education, SSCE, registered nurse (RN), BSc Political Science and Master of Public Administration (MPA); institutions and years not published.
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Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
PDP politician: Demsa council chairman (from 1998), runner-up in the PDP Adamawa South Senate primary of January 2011, Commissioner under PDP governors Nyako (2012) and acting governor Fintiri (2014), state Organising Secretary from May 2016; defected to the APC with Ahmed Gulak and 15 other PDP leaders on Saturday 17 February 2018 in Yola. Date joined the PDP not found (a 2018 TG News profile says he was first elected to the Abacha-era state assembly on the defunct DPN).
Reviewed 6 Oct 2026
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