1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election

The 1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983.^[1][2][3] NPN's Bamanga Tukur won election for a first term, defeating former governor, NPP's Abubakar Barde and others, in the contest.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}