Namadi Umar Alhaji
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)
Namadi Umar Alhaji won the 2023 Jigawa governorship election on APC's ticket with 618449 votes.
Born: 1 April 1964 (age 61)
State: Jigawa
Party: All Progressives Congress (APC)
Gender: Male
Qualifications: FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE GRADE II TEACHER CERTIFICATE BS.c ACCOUNTING
Running Mate: Usman Aminu
Bio
Namadi Umar Alhaji is listed as born on 1964-04-01 in Kafin Hausa, with FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE, GRADE II TEACHER CERTIFICATE, and BS.c ACCOUNTING qualifications, and Usman Aminu as running mate. The profile also states that Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has served as governor of Jigawa State since 2023 after serving as deputy governor from May 2019 to May 2023.
It says he became a chartered accountant in 1993, earned a BSc in Accounting in 1987 and later an MBA from Bayero University Kano, and founded Namadi, Umar & Co., a chartered accounting firm in Kano. The text also notes memberships in the Nigeria Institute of Management, ICAN, and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, with elevation to ICAN fellow status in 2010.
The profile further records his work on fund-application research, auditing computerized information systems and community banking, and his role as pioneer head of Dangote Group Management Accounts, where he built monthly management account systems. It also mentions his participation in Jigawa state committees on contract verification and staff audit. In the 2023 election, he won the Jigawa governorship with 618449 votes.