1979 Benue State gubernatorial election

1979 Benue State gubernatorial election

July 28, 1979

Nominee Aper Aku Party NPN Running mate Isah Odoma

Governor before election Adebayo Lawal Nigerian military junta Elected Governor Aper Aku NPN

The 1979 Benue State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.^[1] NPN's Aper Aku won election for a first term to become Benue State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition in the contest.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Aper Aku emerged the NPN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election, after defeating Isaac Shaahu and George Atedze.^[14] His running mate was Isah Odoma.^[15][16]

Electoral system

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

Results

There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) which participated in the election. Aper Aku of the NPN won the contest by polling the highest votes.^{[2][17][18][19][20]}

Candidate		Party
	Aper Aku	National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
Total
Source: Africa Spectrum[2]

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