Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has been governor of Katsina State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Yar'Adua is currently a frontrunning candidate to become Nigeria's next President, pending the ruling PDP's presidential primaries, where he is expected to win.

If President Olusegun Obasanjo finally gives the nod to his candidacy, Yar`Adua may emerge the presidential candidate of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the first ballot for the 2007 elections.

See: List of Governors of Katsina State

Current governors of Nigerian states
Abia: Orji Uzor Kalu Adamawa: Boni Haruna Akwa Ibom: Victor Attah Anambra: Virginia Etiaba Bauchi: Adamu Mu'azu Bayelsa: Goodluck Jonathan Benue: George Akume Borno: Ali Modo Sheriff Cross River: Donald Duke Delta: James Ibori Ebonyi: Sam Egwu Edo: Lucky Igbinedion	Ekiti: Gen. Tunji Olurin Enugu: Chimaroke Nnamani Gombe: Mohammed Danjuma Goje Imo: Achike Udenwa Jigawa: Saminu Turaki Kaduna: Ahmed Makarfi Kano: Ibrahim Shekarau Katsina: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Kebbi: Adamu Aliero Kogi: Ibrahim Idris Kwara: Bukola Saraki Lagos: Bola Tinubu	Nassarawa: Abdullahi Adamu Niger: Abdulkadir Kure Ogun: Gbenga Daniel Ondo: Olusegun Agagu Osun: Olagunsoye Oyinlola Oyo: Rashidi Ladoja Plateau: Michael Botmang Rivers: Peter Odili Sokoto: Attahiru Bafarawa Taraba: Jolly Nyame Yobe: Bukar Ibrahim Zamfara: Ahmed Sani Yerima