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Umar Garba Alhaji
NNPPLOST
RaceYobe race →
StateYobe →
Born1 January 1963 (age 63)
GenderMale
OccupationPolitician
QualificationFIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE BSC
Running MateAbdullahi Yahaya
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Summary
Umar Garba Alhaji is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in Yobe.
Biography
Garba Umar is a Nigerian politician who served as the acting governor of Taraba State from 2012 to 2014 following the incapacitation of Governor Danbaba Suntai due to an aircrash.
Umar Garba Alhaji is a political figure associated with the Nigerian National People's Party (NNPP) and previously linked to Yobe State.
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Other Candidates in Yobe
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Maina Alhaji Mohammed
YPPMY
Muhammad Ahmed Yusufari
ZLPAD
Audi Dalhatu
SDPUA
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ADPAT
Abdullahi Mohammad Tilio
ADC
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Sources
Bio, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗
Photo, Date of Birth: Wikidata ↗
Gender, Qualifications, Running Mate: INEC ↗