2003 Taraba State gubernatorial election
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The 2003 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. PDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating ANPP Abubakar Saad and other 6 candidates.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Results[]
Jolly Nyame from the PDP won the election. 8 candidates contested in the election.[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][25][43][44]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,026,950.[45]
- Jolly Nyame, (PDP)- 784,013
- Abubakar Saad, ANPP- 102,879
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- ^ "Nyame, Dariye's Convictions Show We're Not Biased – EFCC".
- ^ "Court Denies Ex-Taraba Governor Nyame Bail".
- ^ "Court Reduces Jolly Nyame's Jail Term, Orders Him To Pay N495m Fine".
- ^ "Witness narrates how Nyame allegedly withdrew N282 million from state's treasury".
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