2027 · GubernatorialADC
Sabo Mohammed Nakudu & Musa Ya'u Balarabe
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Musa Ya'u Balarabe
2027 governorship running mate
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Musa Ya'u Balarabe (INEC prints MUSA YA'U BALARABE) is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) deputy governorship candidate in Jigawa State, running mate to Sabo Mohammed Nakudu, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). INEC lists him as a 57-year-old man whose declared qualifications are a primary school leaving certificate, the SSCE and a Ph.D. The ADC national secretariat named him on its list…
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Musa Ya'u Balarabe (INEC prints MUSA YA'U BALARABE) is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) deputy governorship candidate in Jigawa State, running mate to Sabo Mohammed Nakudu, for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026). INEC lists him as a 57-year-old man whose declared qualifications are a primary school leaving certificate, the SSCE and a Ph.D. The ADC national secretariat named him on its list of 4 September 2026. He is not the running mate Nakudu himself chose in July 2026 (Aminu Ibrahim Ringim); Nakudu's side described the change as a substitution by party headquarters, and the dispute was reported unresolved in October 2026. No earlier public office or career has been found.
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2027 Deputy-governorship election
African Democratic Congress · Jigawa
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Jigawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 2; INEC name: MUSA YA'U BALARABE; age 57; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PRIMARY LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE Ph.D; governorship candidate: Sabo Mohammed Nakudu · Named as ADC deputy governorship candidate in the ADC national secretariat's list of 4 Sep 2026 (Leadership, Daily Trust,…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Jigawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 2; INEC name: MUSA YA'U BALARABE; age 57; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PRIMARY LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE Ph.D; governorship candidate: Sabo Mohammed Nakudu · Named as ADC deputy governorship candidate in the ADC national secretariat's list of 4 Sep 2026 (Leadership, Daily Trust, Blueprint); Premium Times' version of that list (5 Sep 2026) mislabels the state as Bauchi. He is not the running mate Sabo Mohammed Nakudu chose himself: Nakudu named Aminu Ibrahim Ringim on 5-6 Jul 2026 (Daily Trust and Daily Post, 8 Jul 2026). INEC's final list of 10 Oct 2026 carries Musa Ya'u Balarabe; Nakudu's side calls this a substitution by party headquarters, reason unconfirmed, and the dispute was reported unresolved on 13 Oct 2026 (Premium Times). Press names the person on INEC's list variously: 'Balarabe Kaugama' (Premium Times, 15 Sep 2026) and 'Nasiru Kaugama' (13 Oct 2026); INEC's list is followed here. On 23 Sep 2026 the two ADC factions agreed to recognise the list already submitted to INEC (Daily Post). How and when he was approached, and his earlier career, were not found in public sources as of 2026-10-19.
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Declared to INEC (2027 governorship final list, Jigawa State): Primary School Leaving Certificate, SSCE and Ph.D; institutions and years not published.
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