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Umar Namadi
Governor of Jigawa State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
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- Jigawa
- Country
- Nigeria
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Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963 in Kafin Hausa) is the Governor of Jigawa State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Deputy Governor Aminu Usman again as running mate. The APC affirmed him as its sole candidate on 21 May 2026. A chartered accountant (qualified 1993, Fellow of ICAN since 2010), he holds…
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Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963 in Kafin Hausa) is the Governor of Jigawa State, in office since 29 May 2023, and the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for the election of 6 February 2027 (INEC final list, 10 October 2026), with Deputy Governor Aminu Usman again as running mate. The APC affirmed him as its sole candidate on 21 May 2026. A chartered accountant (qualified 1993, Fellow of ICAN since 2010), he holds a Teachers Grade II certificate (1982), a BSc in Accounting (1987) and an MBA from Bayero University, Kano. He worked in audit practice in Kano (1988-1994), at the National Board for Community Banks, Kaduna Textiles and the Dangote Group, then at the National Health Insurance Scheme as general manager for finance and accounts and for contribution management (2006-2013), before private practice and agribusiness (Namadi, Umar & Co; Danmodi Food Processing; Danmodi Farms). He was sworn in as a commissioner in Governor Muhammad Badaru's government on 4 September 2015 and served as Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning until 2019. Badaru picked him as running mate in October 2018 and he was Deputy Governor from 29 May 2019 to 29 May 2023. He won the APC governorship primary on 26 May 2022 with 1,220 votes. A fellow aspirant's challenge to the primary was dismissed by the Federal High Court in Dutse, the Court of Appeal in Kano (4 November 2022) and the Supreme Court (13 January 2023). He won the 18 March 2023 election with 618,449 votes (59.89%) against Mustapha Sule Lamido of the PDP (368,726). His honours include the ICAN Merit Award (May 2024), the LEADERSHIP newspaper's Governor of the Year 2024 award and the Nigeria Union of Teachers' Best Performing Governor in Northern Nigeria award for education (December 2025).
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1963
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEarly lifeProfile record
Born
Umar Namadi was born on 7 Apr 1963.
1982
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Mallam Madori Teachers College
Teachers Grade II Certificate
- Location
- Malam Madori, Jigawa
- Institution
- Professional
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1987
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Bayero University Kano
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Accounting · Accounting
- Location
- Kano
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1988
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Audit management and consultancy (various positions)
Abdu Abdurrahim & Co. Chartered Accountants
- Industry
- Accounting and audit
- Employment
- Employee
Held various positions at this Kano-based chartered accountants' firm, including audit management and consultancy services.
1993
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
Chartered Accountant (ACA) · Accountancy
- Institution
- Professional
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1997
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Bayero University Kano
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration
- Location
- Kano
- Institution
- Masters
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2006
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
General Manager, Finance & Accounts; General Manager, Contribution Management
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
- Industry
- Health insurance (federal agency)
- Employment
- Employee
Held both general manager posts at the NHIS between 2006 and 2013, then left public service for private practice and business.
2010
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
Fellow (FCA) · Accountancy
- Institution
- Professional
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning
Jigawa State Government
- Industry
- Public service
Sworn in with 12 other commissioners by Governor Muhammad Badaru on 4 September 2015 (portfolios were assigned later) and served as Commissioner for Finance until the executive council was dissolved on 28 May 2019. His office is credited with introducing the Treasury Single Account in the state. He was picked as Badaru's running mate in October 2018 while still commissioner.…
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Sworn in with 12 other commissioners by Governor Muhammad Badaru on 4 September 2015 (portfolios were assigned later) and served as Commissioner for Finance until the executive council was dissolved on 28 May 2019. His office is credited with introducing the Treasury Single Account in the state. He was picked as Badaru's running mate in October 2018 while still commissioner. Before the appointment he sat on the state committees on contract verification and validation and on staff audit.
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2019 Deputy-governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Jigawa
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 810,933
- Recorded winner
- Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
Running mate to Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar (APC) in the 9 March 2019 Jigawa governorship election. Badaru picked his Commissioner for Finance as running mate in October 2018 (Daily Trust, 13-14 Oct 2018), replacing Deputy Governor Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, who was seeking a Senate seat. The returning officer declared the APC ticket winner with 810,933 votes against 288,356…
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Running mate to Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar (APC) in the 9 March 2019 Jigawa governorship election. Badaru picked his Commissioner for Finance as running mate in October 2018 (Daily Trust, 13-14 Oct 2018), replacing Deputy Governor Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, who was seeking a Senate seat. The returning officer declared the APC ticket winner with 810,933 votes against 288,356 for the PDP's Aminu Ibrahim Ringim (Premium Times, 10 March 2019). Percentage not stored: the valid-vote total was not found in a primary source. Sworn in with Badaru's second term on 29 May 2019 (the deputy's own oath was not separately reported; date inferred from the 29 May inauguration).
ElectedReviewed record
Deputy Governor
Jigawa
- Status
- Ended
- Party on this record
- APC
Reason recorded for departure: Term end.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2023 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Jigawa
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Votes
- 1,220
- Vote share
- 86.04%
- Recorded winner
- Umar Namadi
APC governorship primary for the 2023 election, voting overnight 26-27 May 2022 (Premium Times and the Supreme Court judgment give 26 May; the result was announced on Friday 27 May). Namadi, then Deputy Governor, polled 1,220 votes against eight other aspirants: Sabo Nakudu 106, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia 58, Aminu Kani 16, Farouk Adamu Aliyu 13, Sani Hussaini Garin-Gabas 5, and…
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APC governorship primary for the 2023 election, voting overnight 26-27 May 2022 (Premium Times and the Supreme Court judgment give 26 May; the result was announced on Friday 27 May). Namadi, then Deputy Governor, polled 1,220 votes against eight other aspirants: Sabo Nakudu 106, Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia 58, Aminu Kani 16, Farouk Adamu Aliyu 13, Sani Hussaini Garin-Gabas 5, and three aspirants with zero. Percentage (86.04) is computed from the 1,418 votes the report lists. Aliyu's challenge to the primary was dismissed by the Federal High Court (Dutse, Sept 2022), the Court of Appeal (Kano, 4 Nov 2022) and the Supreme Court (13 Jan 2023). Aminu Usman, Commissioner for Works, was named his running mate in June 2022.
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD Electoral caseDismissed
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2023 Jigawa APC governorship candidacy dispute — Farouk Adamu Aliyu's appeal (SC/1453/2022) challenging Umar Namadi's nomination as APC governorship candidate, dismissed by the Supreme Court
- Role in this matter
- Role not specified
- Record type
- Record type not specified
- Court / authority
- Supreme Court of Nigeria (on appeal from the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, and the Federal High Court, Dutse)
- Court file
- SC/1453/2022
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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel (lead judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa), dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal of Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former member of the House of Representatives, challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the APC governorship candidate for Jigawa State in the 2023 general election. The court held that 'the appellant failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought' and dismissed the appeal, affirming Namadi as the…
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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel (lead judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa), dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal of Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former member of the House of Representatives, challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the APC governorship candidate for Jigawa State in the 2023 general election. The court held that 'the appellant failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought' and dismissed the appeal, affirming Namadi as the lawful APC governorship candidate; the apex court also struck out Namadi's cross-appeal. The appeal challenged the 4 November 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division), which had upheld the 13 September 2022 judgment of the Federal High Court, Dutse (Justice Hassan Dikko), dismissing Aliyu's suit over his failure to prove his case with credible evidence.
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- Outcome recorded · Dismissed
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel (lead judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa), dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal of Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former member of the House of Representatives, challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the APC governorship candidate for Jigawa State in the 2023 general election. The court held that 'the appellant failed to prove the declarative reliefs he…
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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment by a five-member panel (lead judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun and delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa), dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal of Farouk Adamu Aliyu, a former member of the House of Representatives, challenging the emergence of Umar Namadi as the APC governorship candidate for Jigawa State in the 2023 general election. The court held that 'the appellant failed to prove the declarative reliefs he sought' and dismissed the appeal, affirming Namadi as the lawful APC governorship candidate; the apex court also struck out Namadi's cross-appeal. The appeal challenged the 4 November 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal (Kano Division), which had upheld the 13 September 2022 judgment of the Federal High Court, Dutse (Justice Hassan Dikko), dismissing Aliyu's suit over his failure to prove his case with credible evidence.
Election participationReviewed record
2023 Governorship election
All Progressives Congress · Jigawa
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 618,449
- Vote share
- 59.89%
- Recorded winner
- Umar Namadi
Umar Namadi (APC) won the Jigawa State governorship election held on 18 March 2023. INEC's returning officer, Prof. Umar Zaiyan, declared him winner with 618,449 votes (59.89%), defeating Mustapha Sule Lamido (PDP, 368,726) and Aminu Ibrahim Ringim (NNPP, 37,156). · Ticket: Umar Namadi with running mate Aminu Usman (Gumel). Both were sworn in on 29 May 2023 at the Aminu Kano…
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Umar Namadi (APC) won the Jigawa State governorship election held on 18 March 2023. INEC's returning officer, Prof. Umar Zaiyan, declared him winner with 618,449 votes (59.89%), defeating Mustapha Sule Lamido (PDP, 368,726) and Aminu Ibrahim Ringim (NNPP, 37,156). · Ticket: Umar Namadi with running mate Aminu Usman (Gumel). Both were sworn in on 29 May 2023 at the Aminu Kano Triangle, Dutse.
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Governor
Jigawa
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Jigawa Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Merit Award
Merit Award conferred by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) at its 2024 Annual Dinner and Awards Night in Lagos, recognising Governor Umar Namadi's outstanding leadership and commitment to promoting financial discipline and transparency.
- Awarded by
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN)
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2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Best Performing Governor in Northern Nigeria (Education Sector)
Presented at Government House, Dutse, on Thursday 4 December 2025 by a delegation of the union's northern state chairmen.
- Awarded by
- Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)
- Category
- Union award
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
LEADERSHIP Governor of the Year 2024
Conferred at a ceremony at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, reported on 9 April 2025 (day of ceremony not stated). The award is given by the newspaper itself.
- Awarded by
- LEADERSHIP Newspapers
- Category
- Media award
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Honours & recognitionReviewed record
Nigerian Muslim Personality of the Year 2024/2025
Announced by the newspaper's publisher in November 2025 (Tribune, 14 November 2025); the newspaper's own award, chosen by its judges.
- Awarded by
- Muslim News (newspaper)
- Category
- Media award
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Legislation & decisionsReviewed record
Jigawa State 2026 Appropriation Bill
Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Jigawa State's 2026 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Innovation & Transformation for Greater Jigawa II'. Presented by Governor Umar Namadi to the Jigawa State House of Assembly on 25 November 2025 with a total proposed expenditure of N901.84 billion for the state government plus a consolidated budget of N288.85 billion for the 27 local government councils (combined over N1.19 trillion), with N693.4 billion (over 76%)…
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Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Jigawa State's 2026 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Innovation & Transformation for Greater Jigawa II'. Presented by Governor Umar Namadi to the Jigawa State House of Assembly on 25 November 2025 with a total proposed expenditure of N901.84 billion for the state government plus a consolidated budget of N288.85 billion for the 27 local government councils (combined over N1.19 trillion), with N693.4 billion (over 76%) earmarked for capital expenditure. Signed into law as the Jigawa State Appropriation Law 2026 at the Council Chamber, Government House, Dutse. BusinessDay reports the signing on Wednesday 24 December 2025; The Guardian published its assent report on 8 February 2026, so the exact assent date is flagged for human review.
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- Sponsor
- Stage recorded
- Signed into law
- Chamber
- State assembly
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2026
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Governorship primary
All Progressives Congress · Jigawa
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Umar Namadi
INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Jigawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 4; INEC name: NAMADI UMAR A.; age 63; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCH LEAVING CERT TEACHERS GRADE II CERT BSc Accounting; running mate: Usman Aminu · APC primary: Thursday 21 May 2026 at Dutse Stadium. Namadi was affirmed as the party's sole (consensus) candidate by…
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INEC final list of candidates (Governorship, Jigawa State), published 2026-10-10 — SN 4; INEC name: NAMADI UMAR A.; age 63; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCH LEAVING CERT TEACHERS GRADE II CERT BSc Accounting; running mate: Usman Aminu · APC primary: Thursday 21 May 2026 at Dutse Stadium. Namadi was affirmed as the party's sole (consensus) candidate by delegates and stakeholders from the state's 287 wards; no ballot count was reported, and he was presented with the certificate of return. He seeks a second term with Deputy Governor Aminu Usman (Gumel) again as running mate, whom he confirmed in July 2026.
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Current party affiliation of Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi. INEC's 2023 final list of candidates records him as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Jigawa State, the Jigawa State Government's official governor profile states he secured the position of Governor of Jigawa State on the APC platform, and his Wikipedia infobox lists his party as the All Progressives Congress.
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
Working lifeReviewed record
Audit Assistant (National Youth Service Corps)
Egwu Oga & Co.
- Industry
- Accounting and audit
- Employment
- Employee
Served his NYSC year in Makurdi, Benue State, as an audit assistant at this auditing firm, after graduating from Bayero University in 1987 (the service year is inferred; no source gives it).
Working lifeReviewed record
Chairman/CEO
Danmodi Farms Limited
- Industry
- Agriculture
Farming company he chaired and led as chief executive before entering government in 2015. Years not stated.
Working lifeReviewed record
Chairman/CEO
Danmodi Food Processing Limited
- Industry
- Rice milling
Rice-milling company described by the state government profile as the first private rice milling company in Jigawa State; a business investment of his. Years not stated.
Working lifeReviewed record
Financial Controller
Dangote Group
- Employment
- Employee
Pre-political career in corporate finance. At the Dangote Group of Companies he rose from Assistant General Manager of Finance to Financial Controller in both the Dangote Sugar Refinery and Dangote Group, and was the pioneer head of the Dangote Group Management Accounts Department, establishing the production of monthly management accounts for the group. This private-sector…
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Pre-political career in corporate finance. At the Dangote Group of Companies he rose from Assistant General Manager of Finance to Financial Controller in both the Dangote Sugar Refinery and Dangote Group, and was the pioneer head of the Dangote Group Management Accounts Department, establishing the production of monthly management accounts for the group. This private-sector finance career preceded his entry into government as Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning of Jigawa State (2015-2019). Start/end years omitted because no source states them for this role.
Working lifeReviewed record
Founder and Managing Partner
Namadi, Umar & Co. Chartered Accountants
- Industry
- Accounting and audit
- Employment
- Founder
Kano-based chartered accountants' firm; the state's 2021 profile describes him as its founder, a 2023 profile as Managing Partner. Start year not stated (practice resumed after he left the NHIS in 2013).
Public family connectionReviewed record
Hadiza Umar Namadi
Spouse
- Context
- A family relationship alone does not establish influence or wrongdoing
Wife of Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi and First Lady of Jigawa State (governor in office since 29 May 2023); a public figure. NAME CONFLICT: The Sun, Leadership, The Nation and Muslim News name her Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi, while Voice of Nigeria (von.gov.ng) and some smaller outlets name her Amina Umar Namadi; no source found that names both. Proposed value follows the…
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Wife of Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi and First Lady of Jigawa State (governor in office since 29 May 2023); a public figure. NAME CONFLICT: The Sun, Leadership, The Nation and Muslim News name her Hajiya Hadiza Umar Namadi, while Voice of Nigeria (von.gov.ng) and some smaller outlets name her Amina Umar Namadi; no source found that names both. Proposed value follows the majority of major national outlets; flagged for human review.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Kafin Hausa Central Primary School
First School Leaving Certificate
- Location
- Kafin Hausa, Jigawa
- Institution
- Primary
Whether the qualification was completed is not recorded.
Working lifeReviewed record
Principal Inspection Officer
National Board for Community Banks
- Industry
- Banking regulation
- Employment
- Employee
Worked briefly at the Board as a Principal Inspection Officer before moving to Kaduna Textiles Limited; dates not stated.
Working lifeReviewed record
Teacher
Primary school (Kafin Hausa area, Jigawa)
- Industry
- Education
- Employment
- Employee
Worked as a primary school teacher in his locality before moving into accountancy; the years are not stated in any source.
Working lifeReviewed record
Various positions (finance)
Kaduna Textiles Limited
- Industry
- Textiles
- Employment
- Employee
Served in various capacities at the company before joining the Dangote Group; the role titles and dates are not stated.
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The Jigawa State purse
As Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi presides over Jigawa State's public finances.
Jigawa State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦901,841,000,000 (about ₦901.8B).
Jigawa State budget 2026Jigawa State received ₦134,714,618,329 (about ₦134.7B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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