2027 · GubernatorialLP
Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan & Blanzou Adamu Bako
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Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan
Federal representative for Keffi/Karu/Kokona Federal Constituency, Nasarawa State
This term: 13 Jun 2023–present
THE PERSON- Federal constituency
- Keffi/Karu/Kokona
- State
- Nasarawa
- Country
- Nigeria
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Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi (INEC's 2026 list prints Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi; the National Assembly profile and INEC's 2023 list print Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan) is the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Blanzou Adamu Bako as his running mate. The National Assembly profile gives his date of birth as 3 June 1975. He has sat in the House of…
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Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi (INEC's 2026 list prints Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi; the National Assembly profile and INEC's 2023 list print Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan) is the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Blanzou Adamu Bako as his running mate. The National Assembly profile gives his date of birth as 3 June 1975. He has sat in the House of Representatives for the Keffi/Karu/Kokona Federal Constituency since 2015. He was elected on the PDP ticket in 2015 and re-elected on 23 February 2019 (92,292 votes to the APC's 59,661), announced his move to the APC at the House plenary on 7 July 2021, left the APC for the SDP in June 2022, and won a third term on the SDP ticket in February 2023 (60,265 votes; the PDP candidate polled 33,180). In the 10th Assembly he chairs the House Committee on Solid Minerals Development. No court case or election petition naming him was found. He did not seek re-election to the House. After first seeking the SDP governorship ticket, he was cleared by the Labour Party's screening committee on 23 May 2026 and was affirmed unopposed as its Nasarawa governorship candidate on 30 May 2026; he announced his defection from the SDP to the LP at the House plenary on 2 June 2026. The Nasarawa LP chairman, Alex Emmanuel, said on 31 May 2026 that Gaza was not a party candidate and named Ibrahim Afakar Azamu as flag-bearer of his faction; INEC's final list names Gaza as the LP candidate.
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1975
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan was born on 3 Jun 1975.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2015 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
- Result
- Won
First election to the House, on the PDP ticket (City People, 10 Apr 2017; National Assembly profile lists his term as 2015-2019). Poll day is the national Assembly election date, not stated in the sources; votes not found.
ElectedProfile record
Federal Representative
Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
Took office
10th National Assembly
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- PDP → SDP
- Term
- 10th National Assembly
Recorded periods in this office: 9 Jun 2015 – 11 Jun 2019 (PDP); 11 Jun 2019 – 13 Jun 2023 (PDP); 13 Jun 2023 – end date not recorded (SDP).
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2019 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 92,292
- Recorded winner
- Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi
Declared winner on Monday 25 Feb 2019 by the returning officer: 92,292 votes to 59,661 for the APC's Jacob Okari Owa; 157,884 valid votes (Daily Post, 25 Feb 2019). Poll day 23 Feb 2019 is the national date (the report gives only the Monday declaration). Elected for a second term.
2021
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Defected from the PDP to the APC at the House plenary on 7 July 2021 (Punch); reported on 14 June 2022 to have left the APC for the SDP with Ahmed Wadada (The Sun).
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Joined the SDP from the APC (reported by The Sun on 14 Jun 2022; the day is the report date); won the 2023 House seat on the SDP ticket and was an SDP governorship aspirant in early 2026; announced his move to the LP on 2 June 2026.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 House of Representatives election
Social Democratic Party · Keffi/Karu/Kokona · Nasarawa
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 60,265
- Recorded winner
- Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi
Won on the SDP ticket after leaving the APC for the SDP in June 2022: 60,265 votes; PDP's Bulus Ishaku 33,180; LP's Iliya Gambo 29,665; APC's Auta Koro 28,417 (BusinessDay and Blueprint, 27 Feb 2023). Declared on Monday 27 Feb 2023 for Saturday's poll. No election petition against this result was found in searches (Google News, five newspaper sites).
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
Labour Party · Nasarawa
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Gbefwi Gaza Jonathan
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Nasarawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 7; INEC name: GAZA JONATHAN GBEFWI; age 51; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC S.S.C.E B.TECH ESTATE MANAGEMENT; running mate: Blanzou Adamu Bako · Primary: Labour Party Nasarawa governorship primary of Saturday 30 May 2026: Gaza contested unopposed and was affirmed by delegates…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Nasarawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 7; INEC name: GAZA JONATHAN GBEFWI; age 51; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FSLC S.S.C.E B.TECH ESTATE MANAGEMENT; running mate: Blanzou Adamu Bako · Primary: Labour Party Nasarawa governorship primary of Saturday 30 May 2026: Gaza contested unopposed and was affirmed by delegates and declared winner by the party's returning officer (Vanguard 31 May; Blueprint 30 May 2026); the LP national screening committee had cleared him in a report dated 23 May 2026 (Daily Post, 24 May 2026). Party move: he was an SDP aspirant earlier in 2026 (Daily Trust, 13 Feb 2026; Leadership, 16 May 2026 says he had obtained SDP governorship forms) and announced his defection from the SDP to the LP at the House plenary on Tuesday 2 June 2026, after the primary (Punch, Premium Times, Daily Trust, 3 Jun 2026). DISPUTED: on 31 May 2026 the Nasarawa LP chairman, Alex Emmanuel, said Gaza and Labaran Maku were not LP candidates because they took no part in the primaries run under his executive, and that Ibrahim Afakar Azamu was the party's governorship flag-bearer (The Sun, 31 May 2026); the same report says the state party is divided between competing factions and a leadership dispute. INEC's final list of 10 October 2026 names Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi as the LP candidate (SN 7) and does not list Azamu; INEC is followed. Running mate: Daily Trust (18 Jul 2026) said he had not yet named a deputy; INEC lists Blanzou Adamu Bako; no report of how or when he was named was found. Name order: INEC 2026 prints GAZA JONATHAN GBEFWI; the National Assembly profile and INEC's 2023 list print Gbefwi Gaza (Jonathan).
Party membershipReviewed record
Labour Party (LP)
Announced his defection from the SDP to the Labour Party at the House plenary on Tuesday 2 June 2026 (Punch, Premium Times, Daily Trust, 3 Jun 2026); the LP had cleared him as a governorship aspirant on 23 May and affirmed him as candidate on 30 May 2026, so the actual joining day is earlier and was not found. Labour Party governorship candidate on INEC's final list (10 October 2026).
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2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDCandidacyReviewed record
Contested for Governor
Nasarawa
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- Contesting
- Party on this record
- LP
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Education on record
Declared to INEC (2027 governorship final list, Nasarawa): First School Leaving Certificate, SSCE and B.Tech Estate Management (the institution is not stated; INEC's 2023 list gave FSLC, SSCE and BSC).
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Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Elected to the House on the PDP ticket in 2015 and re-elected in 2019; announced his defection to the APC at the House plenary on 7 July 2021 (Punch). Joining day not found.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
Solid Minerals Development
Chair · House
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