2023 ELECTION - CANDIDATE AND ELECTORAL FINANCING METHODS
UMAR ARDO 
61years | Adamawa State | SDP
Aspiring for GOVERNOR - ADAMAWA
Born
on September 29, 1960, Umar Ardo hails from Kojoli in Jada local
Government Area of Adamawa State. Schooled in both Qur’anic and Western
education, he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) from
Kojoli Primary School in 1973. Thereafter, he proceeded to Government
Secondary School, Ganye where he obtained his West Africa School
Certificate (WASC) in 1978. Among his scholastic excellence, Ardo
obtained Division One in the Gongola State MOCK/WASC Examinations as
well as winning the Prize for the Best Graduating Student in English
Literature and Islamic Studies. He then gained admission into the
University of Maiduguri where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Honours Degree in History in 1983. Not satisfied with his graduating
class, upon his completion of the NYSC in Cross River State in 1984, he
immediately returned to the University for his Master Degree where he
graduated with a Grade B+ in Political History.
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