All Progressives Congress (APC)
Governorship
Governor of Sokoto State
Governor of Sokoto State (with Deputy on a joint ticket)
SMART Sokoto — Continuity for every ward
The candidate
Dr Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto
The State Governor Sokoto
Dr Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, FCNA, FCIT, was born on 1 January 1970 in Tudun Wada, Sokoto metropolis. He is a professional accountant who rose through local-government finance — cashier, auditor, deputy director and director of finance and supply — before serving Sokoto as Commissioner for Social Welfare and Culture, Commissioner for Health, and Deputy Governor (2015–2018). He later became the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. He was sworn in as Executive Governor of Sokoto State on 29 May 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. His administration is organised around the 9-Point SMART Innovative Agenda: security, religious affairs, economy, education, healthcare, agriculture, water supply, youth empowerment and local government autonomy. In May 2026, APC stakeholders across the 244 wards affirmed him as the party’s consensus candidate for a second term. He seeks re-election in 2027 on a joint ticket with the Deputy Governor, Engr. Idris Mohammed Gobir.
Education
- • Qur’anic studies — Malan Lange Islamiyya and Malan Abubakar Chilas, Tudun Wada, Sokoto
- • Higher National Diploma, Local Government Studies — Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara (1997)
- • Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) — Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (2001)
- • B.Sc. Business Administration — Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (2007)
- • Master’s Degree, International Affairs and Strategic Studies — Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna (2010)
- • Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Business Administration — Nasarawa State University, Keffi (May 2023)
- • Fellow, Certified National Accountant (FCNA)
- • Fellow / member, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCIT / ACIT)
Experience
- • Cashier, auditor and accountant in Sokoto local-government service
- • Deputy Director, Finance and Supply — Sabon Birni Local Government (1996–1998)
- • Director, Finance and Supply — Kebbe / Local Government Service Commission (2004–2007)
- • Honourable Commissioner for Social Welfare and Culture, Sokoto State (2007–2013)
- • Honourable Commissioner for Health, Sokoto State (2013–2015)
- • Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and Overseer, Ministry of Works (29 May 2015 – 14 November 2018)
- • Pioneer Executive Secretary, Nigeria Police Trust Fund
- • Executive Governor of Sokoto State (sworn in 29 May 2023 – present)
- • APC consensus governorship candidate for Sokoto State, 2027 (affirmed May 2026)
Achievements
- • Took office 29 May 2023 and installed the 9-Point SMART Innovative Agenda as the state’s governing framework
- • Raised education to a first-charge budget item, including a ₦116 billion education envelope in the 2026 budget
- • Advanced school renovation, teacher welfare and out-of-school interventions statewide
- • Expanded rural health staffing, including new health-worker recruitment and a two-year rural posting policy
- • Completed a 40-million-gallon water project and moved remaining water schemes toward completion
- • Supported farmers with irrigation (including Kware), pumps, threshers, mills and tractor access
- • Rolled out township and rural roads plus housing at Wajake, Gidan Salanke and Sokoto New City
- • Equipped security agencies with armour, motorcycles and field kits; chairs a state security committee under the Deputy Governor
- • Sustained NG-CARES, Ahmadu-CARES and other youth and women empowerment windows
- • Presented the 2026 ₦758.7 billion “Budget of Socio-Economic Expansion,” with a heavy capital share
- • Commissioned the state’s first standalone Multidimensional Poverty Index report to measure SMART delivery
- • Won APC affirmation from 244 wards as the 2027 governorship candidate
A peaceful, productive Sokoto where every ward can see SMART delivery — security that holds, schools and clinics that work, water that runs, farms that pay, and young people who can earn — in continuity with Renewed Hope and in service of the Seat of the Caliphate.
Constituency overview
Governor of Sokoto State
Governorship
Electorate: Statewide — all 23 LGAs
Local governments
- Binji
- Bodinga
- Dange-Shuni
- Gada
- Goronyo
- Gudu
- Gwadabawa
- Illela
- Isa
- Kebbe
- Kware
- Rabah
- Sabon Birni
- Shagari
- Silame
- Sokoto North
- Sokoto South
- Tambuwal
- Tangaza
- Tureta
- Wamakko
- Wurno
- Yabo
Wards
All 244 electoral wards of Sokoto State · Binji — all wards · Bodinga — all wards · Dange Shuni — all wards · Gada — all wards · Goronyo — all wards · Gudu — all wards · Gwadabawa — all wards · Illela — all wards · Isa — all wards · Kebbe — all wards · Kware — all wards · Rabah — all wards · Sabon Birni — all wards · Shagari — all wards · Silame — all wards · Sokoto North — all wards · Sokoto South — all wards · Tambuwal — all wards · Tangaza — all wards · Tureta — all wards · Wamakko — all wards · Wurno — all wards · Yabo — all wards
2027 Sokoto governorship. APC joint ticket: Dr Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto (Governor) and Engr. Idris Mohammed Gobir (Deputy). Coverage: 23 LGAs, 244 wards, 3,991 polling units. CBM support page — not an INEC notice.
Vision & agenda
Key priorities
- • Statewide economic renewal and job creation
- • Ward-level healthcare and education upgrades
- • Agriculture, fertiliser and farmer support
- • Security cooperation with communities
Policy commitments
- • Finish the 9-Point SMART Innovative Agenda in a second term
- • Keep security logistics flowing to agencies in the most affected LGAs
- • Complete Wajake, Gidan Salanke and Sokoto New City housing phases
- • Complete ongoing rural and township roads
- • Complete water-scheme works and strengthen the main intake
- • Sustain fertiliser, irrigation and farmer extension statewide
- • Recruit and post health workers to rural wards
- • Protect teachers’ welfare and finish school renovation batches
- • Keep youth and women empowerment windows open in every LGA
- • Publish ward-level SMART delivery results each budget year
- • Work with CBM desks in all 244 wards for mobilisation and feedback
- • Stand with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope programme in Sokoto
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Party & official materials
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Renewed Hope • Greater Sokoto · Sabuwar Fata • Sokoto Mai Girma
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