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Born
Jatau Mohammed Auwal was born on 1 Jan 1968.
Current office
Jatau Mohammed Auwal
Deputy Governor of Bauchi State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
THE PERSON- State
- Bauchi
- Country
- Nigeria
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Mohammed Auwal Jatau (listed by INEC as Jatau Mohammed Auwal) is the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Bauchi North Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026) and has been Deputy Governor of Bauchi State since 29 May 2023. The state government gives his date of birth as 1 January 1968 and his birthplace as Sakwa in Zaki Local Government Area; INEC lists him as…
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Mohammed Auwal Jatau (listed by INEC as Jatau Mohammed Auwal) is the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Bauchi North Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026) and has been Deputy Governor of Bauchi State since 29 May 2023. The state government gives his date of birth as 1 January 1968 and his birthplace as Sakwa in Zaki Local Government Area; INEC lists him as 58. A Grade II teacher and trained nurse, he worked as a nurse clinician at the Bauchi and Katagum general hospitals (1995-1997) and as a nurse educator at the School of Nursing Education, Bauchi (1999-2003). He later took a bachelor’s degree in Education (Health) through the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2012-2015) and a master’s in International Relations and Diplomacy at Baze University (2022). In the Bauchi State House of Assembly he was Speaker in 2003 and Minority Leader from 2007 to 2011, and he represented Zaki in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015 (state government profile). In December 2014 he won the PDP governorship primary with 368 votes, ahead of Babayo Garba Gamawa (116) and former Minister of State for Health Ali Pate (86); Governor Isa Yuguda was described as his political mentor. At the 11 April 2015 election he polled 282,650 votes and lost to Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar of the APC (654,934). Governor Bala Mohammed made him Commissioner for Health in September 2019. His petition against the 2019 Zaki result won a rerun in three polling units at the election tribunal (20 September 2019), a decision the Court of Appeal in Jos upheld on 14 November 2019; he won the rerun on 25 January 2020 by 15,405 votes to 15,307 for Omar Tata (APC) and returned to the House. Named Mohammed’s running mate in August 2022, he was elected on the ticket that won the 18 March 2023 governorship election with 525,280 votes and was sworn in as deputy governor on 29 May 2023. The Katagum Emirate conferred the traditional title Madugun Katagum on him in September 2024. He resigned from the PDP with effect from 1 May 2026, followed the governor into the APM, and was affirmed as its Bauchi North senatorial candidate at Government House, Bauchi, on 28 May 2026. He is married with seven children.
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1968
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD1974
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Sandi Galau Primary School
First School Leaving Certificate
- Location
- Bauchi State
- Institution
- Primary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1982
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Government Teachers College, Sakwa
Grade II Teachers’ Certificate · Teacher education
- Location
- Sakwa, Zaki LGA, Bauchi State
- Institution
- Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1992
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
School of Nursing, Bauchi
Certificate in General Nursing · Nursing
- Location
- Bauchi
- Institution
- Professional
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1995
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Nurse Clinician
General Hospitals, Bauchi and Katagum
- Industry
- Health
- Employment
- Employee
Nurse clinician at Bauchi and Katagum General Hospitals, 1995-1997 (state government profile).
1997
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
The Polytechnic, Calabar
Diploma in Nursing Education · Nursing education
- Location
- Calabar, Cross River State
- Institution
- Polytechnic
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1999
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Nurse Educator
School of Nursing Education, Bauchi
- Industry
- Health / education
- Employment
- Employee
Nurse educator, 1999-2003 (state government profile).
2003
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Speaker
Bauchi State House of Assembly
- Industry
- Legislature
Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly in 2003 (state government profile); how long he held the chair was not found. Later Minority Leader (2007-2011).
2007
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Minority Leader
Bauchi State House of Assembly
- Industry
- Legislature
Minority Leader of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, 2007-2011 (state government profile).
2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2011 House of Representatives election
Zaki · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Mohammed Auwal Jatau
Elected for Zaki Federal Constituency in the 2011 general election and served 2011-2015 (Bauchi State Government profile; in a December 2014 interview he spoke of his time "in the National Assembly" and "the area I am representing"). Poll day, party label and votes not found in sources read.
Working lifeReviewed record
Member
Bauchi State House of Assembly
- Industry
- Legislature
Member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly by 2003 (Speaker that year) until 2011 (Minority Leader 2007-2011); the year he was first elected and his state constituency were not found.
Working lifeReviewed record
Member (7th Assembly, 2011-2015)
House of Representatives (Zaki Federal Constituency, Bauchi State)
- Industry
- Legislature
Member for Zaki, 2011-2015 (Bauchi State Government profile); sitting member when he won the PDP governorship ticket in December 2014. Stored as a career: swearing-in and exit days not found.
2012
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (Alvan campus)
Bachelor’s degree in Education (Health) · Health education
- Location
- Alvan campus (as stated by the state government)
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2015 Governorship primary
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 368
- Recorded winner
- Mohammed Auwal Jatau (PDP)
PDP governorship primary held overnight at the Multipurpose Centre, Bauchi (reported 9 December 2014; exact day not stated): Jatau 368, Babayo Garba Gamawa 116, former Minister of State for Health Ali Pate 86, Adamu Gumba 20, Bappa Azare 3; 842 delegates accredited, 9 invalid votes. Former SGF Yayale Ahmed withdrew on the eve. Pate called for the result to be cancelled; the…
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PDP governorship primary held overnight at the Multipurpose Centre, Bauchi (reported 9 December 2014; exact day not stated): Jatau 368, Babayo Garba Gamawa 116, former Minister of State for Health Ali Pate 86, Adamu Gumba 20, Bappa Azare 3; 842 delegates accredited, 9 invalid votes. Former SGF Yayale Ahmed withdrew on the eve. Pate called for the result to be cancelled; the party said it would not replace Jatau.
Election participationReviewed record
2015 Governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi
- Result
- Lost
- Votes
- 282,650
- Recorded winner
- Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar
PDP governorship candidate (Governor Isa Yuguda’s political protege, from Bauchi North). Poll of Saturday 11 April 2015; on Sunday 12 April 2015 returning officer Prof. Mohammed Faruk declared Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar (APC) the winner with 654,934 votes; Jatau (PDP) came second with 282,650 of ten candidates.
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDPublic appointment & advisory workReviewed record
Commissioner for Health
Bauchi State Government
- Industry
- Public administration
Nominated by Governor Bala Mohammed on 1 August 2019 and among the 20 commissioners confirmed in September 2019 (swearing-in set for 6 September 2019); assigned the Ministry of Health; still commissioner when he won the Zaki seat on 25 January 2020. Exit date not found.
2020
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Member
House of Representatives (Zaki Federal Constituency, Bauchi State)
- Industry
- Legislature
PDP member for Zaki (9th Assembly) after winning the 25 January 2020 supplementary election ordered by the Court of Appeal; still a member in April 2023, before becoming deputy governor on 29 May 2023. Stored as a career because the swearing-in and exit days were not found. He had earlier represented Zaki in 2011-2015 (separate row).
Election participationReviewed record
2019 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Zaki · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 15,405
- Recorded winner
- Mohammed Auwal Jatau
2019 general election for Zaki Federal Constituency, completed by a supplementary poll on Saturday 25 January 2020 ordered by the Court of Appeal; INEC returning officer Prof. Ahmed Kutama declared him winner with 15,405 votes to 15,307 for Omar Tata (APC). election_date = the supplementary poll day.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Baze University, Abuja
Master’s degree (M.Sc) in International Relations and Diplomacy · International relations and diplomacy
- Location
- Abuja
- Institution
- Masters
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Deputy-governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 525,280
- Vote share
- 50.78%
- Recorded winner
- Mohammed Auwal Jatau
Running mate to Governor Bala Mohammed (PDP), named in August 2022 in place of Baba Tela; governorship poll of 18 March 2023. Vote figures not imported. Votes are the ticket’s: 525,280 of 1,034,379 valid votes (50.78%) against 432,272 for Sadique Abubakar (APC); declared on Monday 20 March 2023.
ElectedReviewed record
Deputy Governor
Bauchi
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APM
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Madugun Katagum (traditional title)
Conferment letter presented to him at Government House, Bauchi, on Thursday 5 September 2024; the title had been announced earlier by the Emir.
- Awarded by
- Katagum Emirate Council (Emir of Katagum, Alhaji Umar Farouk II)
- Category
- traditional title
An award records recognition; it is not an independent measure of performance.
2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
Allied Peoples Movement · Bauchi North · Bauchi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Jatau Mohammed Auwal
constituency: Bauchi North Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 26, p.19; INEC name: JATAU MOHAMMED AUWAL; age 58; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERT (TEACHER) M.Sc (HONS) MERIT · Primary: affirmed as APM Bauchi North senatorial candidate by consensus at Government House,…
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constituency: Bauchi North Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 26, p.19; INEC name: JATAU MOHAMMED AUWAL; age 58; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II CERT (TEACHER) M.Sc (HONS) MERIT · Primary: affirmed as APM Bauchi North senatorial candidate by consensus at Government House, Bauchi, on Thursday 28 May 2026 (Punch, 29 May 2026); no votes or opponents reported.
Dates not recorded
KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
Joined the Allied Peoples Movement with Governor Bala Mohammed after leaving the PDP (effective 1 May 2026; reported 3-4 May 2026); APM candidate for Bauchi North on INEC's final list (12 September 2026). Exact joining day not given.
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Legislative Budget and Research
Member · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream)
Member · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Police Affairs
Member · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Public Accounts
Deputy · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory
Member · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Youth and Sports
Member · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
PDP governorship candidate 2015, Rep (Zaki) and deputy governor on the PDP; resigned his PDP membership with effect from 1 May 2026 citing the party's leadership crisis. Date joined not found.
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