The 1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Obong Victor Attah won the election, defeating the APP candidate.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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Obong Victor Attah won the PDP nomination in the primary election. His running mate was Chris Ekpenyong.[12][13][14]
Electoral system edit
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Results edit
PDP's Obong Victor Attah emerged winner in the contest.[15][6][16][17]
The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,450,367. However, 1,476,500 were previously issued voting cards in the state.[16][18]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obong Victor Attah | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 843,360 | 72.21 | |
| All People's Party (APP) | 317,373 | 27.17 | ||
| Alliance for Democracy (AD) | 7,254 | 0.62 | ||
| Total | 1,167,987 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,450,367 | – | ||
| Source: Nigeria World, IFES[16] | ||||
References edit
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- ^ 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. 2000. ISBN 978-0-16-061272-5.
- ^ "Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999". Nigeria World. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian States". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Tracker, Nigerian (March 22, 2021). "How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Abubakar, Mohammed (October 29, 2013). "Boni Haruna and his burden of loyalty". Vanguard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Obong Attah: Ex gov who dared the anti-graft agency". Vanguard News. January 14, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Eribake, Akintayo (October 14, 2014). "OBONG VICTOR ATTAH: Father of new Akwa Ibom". Vanguard. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "ATTAH, Arch. Obong Victor Bassey". Blerf. April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Ukpong, Cletus (November 25, 2018). "Akwa Ibom names airport after ex-Governor Victor Attah". Premium Times. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Asadu, Chinedu (February 26, 2019). "CLOSE-UP: Chris Ekpenyong, the man who snookered Akpabio". TheCable. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. p. 159. ISBN 9781481729291. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Saliu, Hassan A. (2005). Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003. University Press PLC. ISBN 978-978-030-907-7.
- ^ a b c "Report on the Impact of IFES Activities in Nigeria, November 1998 to April 1999" (PDF). IFES. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Aondowase, Nyam (2015). "AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ Egwu, Sam; Leonard, David K.; Matlosa, Khabele (May 20, 2021). "NIGERIAN ELECTIONS SINCE 1999" [What does Democracy Mean?] (PDF). Journal of African Elections. 8 (1). EISA. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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