1979 Ogun State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1979 Ogun State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	1983 Ogun State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1983
Election Date:	July 28, 1979
Nominee1:	Olabisi Onabanjo
Party1:	UPN
Governor
After Election:	Olabisi Onabanjo
After Party:	UPN

The 1979 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. UPN candidate Olabisi Onabanjo won the election.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Olabisi Onabanjo representing UPN won the election. The election held on July 28, 1979.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Joseph. Richard A.. 1981. The Ethnic Trap: Notes on the Nigerian Campaign and Elections, 1978-79. Cambridge University Press. Issue: A Journal of Opinion. 11. 1/2. 17–23. 10.2307/1166229 . 1166229.
2. Okpu. Ugbana. 1985. Inter-Party Political Relations in Nigeria 1979-1983. Sage Publications, Ltd.. Africa Spectrum. 20. 2. 191–209. 40174204.
3. Web site: Nigerian States. 2021-05-20. www.worldstatesmen.org.
4. Web site: Emmanuel. Odang. Nigeria Second Republic Governors - Rainbownigeria. 2021-05-20. en-US.
5. Web site: Nigeria: Where Are Second Republic Governors?. live. 2021-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161632/https://allafrica.com/stories/200901140197.html. June 4, 2011.
6. Web site: Nigeria - THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83. 2021-05-20. countrystudies.us.
7. Panter-Brick. Keith. 1979. Nigeria: The 1979 Elections. Sage Publications, Ltd.. Africa Spectrum. 14. 3. 317–335. 40173962.