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Mohammed Umaru Bago

Mohammed Umaru Bago

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Elections
2
Wins
1
Party
Born22 February 1974 (age 52)
StateNiger →
ReligionIslam
SpouseHajiya Fatima Umaru Bago
GenderMale
EducationUniversity of Jos, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Ambrose Alli University
BirthplaceMinna
OccupationPolitician
QualificationCERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION SSCE BS.cWhat do these qualifications mean?

Mohammed Umaru Bago is a Nigerian politician from Niger. They have contested 2 elections (2 wins) across 1 party, receiving 509K total votes. Most recent: 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. All Progressives Congress (APC) nominee for the 2027 Governorship Elections.

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Political Career

2027
APCNominee
2027 Governorship Elections (Niger) →GovernorView candidacy →
2023
APC✓ WON
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (Niger) →Governor · 469,896 votes · 53.82% of totalView candidacy →
2019
APC✓ WON
2019 House of Representative Elections (Niger) →Representative · 39,391 votes · 68.79% of totalView candidacy →

Biography

Mohammed Umaru Bago is a Nigerian politician. He contested the 2019 Niger State House of Representatives election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. He won 39,391 votes.

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Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago personally proposed a 13% increase in derivation for Niger State under the country’s revenue-sharing formula to better compensate the state for its significant contributions (e.g., electricity generation).

Governor, Niger State (as of July 2026) · Verified 2026-08-06 · Source ↗

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Sources

Gender, Bio, Qualifications: INEC ↗

Photo, Date of Birth, State of Origin: Wikipedia ↗

education, placeOfBirth, religion, spouse, occupation: Wikidata ↗