1999 Niger State gubernatorial election

1999 Niger State gubernatorial election

January 9, 1999

Nominee Abdulkadir Kure Party PDP All People's Party (Nigeria) Popular vote 600,695 158,549

Governor before election Musa Inuwa NRC Elected Governor Abdulkadir Kure PDP

The 1999 Niger State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Abdulkadir Kure won the election, defeating the APP candidate.^[1][2][3]

Abdulkadir Kure emerged PDP candidate.^[4][5][6][7]

Electoral system

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

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Abdulkadir Kure.^[8][9]

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,553,303. Total number of votes cast was 786,979 while number of valid votes was 764,646. Rejected votes were 22,334.^[10][11][12]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Abdulkadir Kure	People's Democratic Party	600,695	79.12
	All People's Party	158,549	20.88
Total			759,244	100.00
Valid votes			759,244	97.14
Invalid/blank votes			22,334	2.86
Total votes			781,578	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,553,303	50.32
Source: Nigeria World, IFES, Semantics Scholar

References

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