2027 · GubernatorialAPC
Dikko Umaru Radda & Lawal Faruk
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Lawal Faruk
Deputy Governor of Katsina State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
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- Katsina
- Country
- Nigeria
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Faruk Lawal Jobe (INEC list name: Lawal Faruk; born 1965 in Kankara) is the Deputy Governor of Katsina State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress deputy governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026, serial 4), running mate to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda. His re-nomination was reported by 10 August 2026. A banker and financial expert by background (Daily…
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Faruk Lawal Jobe (INEC list name: Lawal Faruk; born 1965 in Kankara) is the Deputy Governor of Katsina State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress deputy governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026, serial 4), running mate to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda. His re-nomination was reported by 10 August 2026. A banker and financial expert by background (Daily Trust lists spells at Afribank, NUB International Bank and UBA, and earlier work at the Federal College of Education, Katsina), he joined Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s government in 2015 as Special Adviser on Banking and Finance and was sworn in as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning on 18 November 2019. He resigned to contest the 2022 APC governorship primary and came fifth with 71 votes (Radda won with 506); Masari readmitted commissioners who had resigned to seek tickets on 29 June 2022, and in August 2022 Radda named him running mate in place of his first nominee. The Radda-Jobe ticket won the election of 18 March 2023 with 859,892 votes (62.96% of valid votes) against the PDP (486,620). The PDP said it would go to court but the plan was reported dropped, and no petition was found. He declared a primary school certificate, a Teachers' College qualification and an MPA to INEC; the press profile adds a B.Ed from Ahmadu Bello University and an MBA from Usmanu Danfodiyo University. The Emir of Katsina conferred on him the title Sarkin Fulanin Joben Katsina on 21 September 2024. He is married with children (not named).
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2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Special Adviser to the Governor on Banking and Finance
Katsina State Government
- Industry
- Government
Joined Governor Aminu Bello Masari’s government in 2015 as Special Adviser on Banking and Finance and served on the transition and Treasury Single Account committees (single profile). Premium Times (2022) says he was part of the 2015 and 2019 Masari campaigns. End year not stated (he became a commissioner in 2019).
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning
Katsina State Government (Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning)
- Industry
- Government
Sworn in with 17 other commissioners by Governor Masari on Monday 18 November 2019. He resigned to contest the APC governorship primary of May 2022 (described as "former" commissioner on 5 May 2022), was reported readmitted to the cabinet on 29 June 2022, and was still called commissioner when named Radda’s running mate in August 2022. The post ended no later than 29 May 2023,…
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Sworn in with 17 other commissioners by Governor Masari on Monday 18 November 2019. He resigned to contest the APC governorship primary of May 2022 (described as "former" commissioner on 5 May 2022), was reported readmitted to the cabinet on 29 June 2022, and was still called commissioner when named Radda’s running mate in August 2022. The post ended no later than 29 May 2023, when he became deputy governor.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2023 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Katsina
- Primary result
- Lost
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 71
- Recorded winner
- Dikko Umaru Radda
APC Katsina governorship primary, Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina. Results were announced early on Friday 27 May 2022 after the voting ended, so the voting day (Thursday 26 May 2022) is inferred. Radda 506; Mustapha Inuwa 442; Abbas Masanawa 436; Ahmed Dangiwa 220; Faruk Jobe 71; then-Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu 65. He had left the cabinet to contest, and Governor Masari…
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APC Katsina governorship primary, Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina. Results were announced early on Friday 27 May 2022 after the voting ended, so the voting day (Thursday 26 May 2022) is inferred. Radda 506; Mustapha Inuwa 442; Abbas Masanawa 436; Ahmed Dangiwa 220; Faruk Jobe 71; then-Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu 65. He had left the cabinet to contest, and Governor Masari readmitted commissioners who had resigned to seek tickets on 29 June 2022. No vote percentage is stored because reports disagree on the delegate totals.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Deputy-governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Katsina
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 859,892
- Vote share
- 62.96%
- Recorded winner
- Dikko Umaru Radda
Running mate to Dikko Umaru Radda (APC). Radda replaced his first nominee, Yusuf Aliyu Musawa (withdrew "voluntarily", per the campaign statement), with Faruk Lawal Jobe, then Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning; reported 11-12 August 2022. Ticket declared the winner on the night of Sunday 19 March 2023: APC 859,892; PDP (Yakubu Lado Danmarke) 486,620. Percentage…
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Running mate to Dikko Umaru Radda (APC). Radda replaced his first nominee, Yusuf Aliyu Musawa (withdrew "voluntarily", per the campaign statement), with Faruk Lawal Jobe, then Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning; reported 11-12 August 2022. Ticket declared the winner on the night of Sunday 19 March 2023: APC 859,892; PDP (Yakubu Lado Danmarke) 486,620. Percentage computed from the 1,365,848 valid votes. The PDP said it would go to court but the plan was reported dropped; no election petition on the Katsina governorship was found. Sworn in 29 May 2023.
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Deputy Governor
Katsina
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Sarkin Fulanin Joben Katsina
Traditional title conferred on the Deputy Governor with two other honourees at the Emir’s palace, Katsina (ceremony on Saturday 21 September 2024; Daily Trust, 22 September 2024).
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- Emir of Katsina
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- Traditional title
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2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2027 Deputy-governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Katsina
- Result
- Pending
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Katsina State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 4; INEC name: LAWAL FARUK; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): KANKARA PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS COLLEGE DUTSIN-MA MPA [PUBLIC ADM]; governorship candidate: Umaru Dikko Radda · Re-nominated by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda as his running mate for 2027: a congratulatory statement on…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Katsina State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 4; INEC name: LAWAL FARUK; age 61; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): KANKARA PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS COLLEGE DUTSIN-MA MPA [PUBLIC ADM]; governorship candidate: Umaru Dikko Radda · Re-nominated by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda as his running mate for 2027: a congratulatory statement on the re-nomination was published on 10 August 2026, so it happened on or before that day (the naming day was not found). INEC prints him as "LAWAL FARUK"; the press name is Faruk Lawal Jobe (Independent, 11 October 2026). Radda was affirmed APC candidate on 21 May 2026.
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Bachelor of Education (Social Studies) · Education (Social Studies)
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- University
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Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
APC deputy governorship candidate in Katsina on INEC’s final list (10 October 2026); APC governorship aspirant in 2022; date joined not found
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Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Teachers’ College, Dutsin-Ma
Teachers’ college certificate (as declared to INEC) · Teaching
- Institution
- Secondary
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University of Maiduguri
Master of Public Administration (MPA) · Public Administration
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- Masters
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Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration
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- Masters
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