1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election

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1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election
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Nominee Abubakar Habu Hashidu
Party All People's Party (Nigeria) PDP
Running mate Joshua M. Lidani
Popular vote 349,284 267,043
Elected Governor

Abubakar Habu Hashidu
All People's Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Gombe State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Habu Hashidu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.[1][2][3][4][5]

Abubakar Habu Hashidu emerged APP candidate.[6][7]

Electoral system[]

The Governor of Gombe State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election[]

APP primary[]

The APP primary election was won by Abubakar Habu Hashidu.[8][9]

Results[]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,113,734. Total number of votes cast was 644,696, while number of valid votes was 622,379. Rejected votes were 22,317.[10][11][12]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Abubakar Habu HashiduAll People's Party349,28456.67
People's Democratic Party267,04343.33
Total616,327100.00
Valid votes616,32796.51
Invalid/blank votes22,3173.49
Total votes638,644100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,113,73457.34
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References[]

  1. ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigerian States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999 governors: Where are they now?". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Policy, United States Congress House Committee on Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary (2000). Nigeria in Transition: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, May 25, 2000. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-061272-5.
  5. ^ "Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "PDF" (PDF). EISA. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "PDF" (PDF). IFES. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Saliu, Hassan A. (2005). Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003. University Press PLC. ISBN 978-978-030-907-7.
  9. ^ Tracker, Nigerian (March 22, 2021). "How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  10. ^ Tell. Tell Communications Limited. 1999.
  11. ^ "Election results". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Maja-Pearce, Adewale; Organisation (Nigeria), Civil Liberties (1999). From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria. Civil Liberties Organisation. ISBN 978-978-32188-9-5.
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