1991 Taraba State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	Taraba gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Next Election:	1999 Taraba State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1999
Election Date:	December 14, 1991
Nominee1:	Jolly Nyame
Party1:	Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	484,090
Party2:	NRC
Governor
After Election:	Jolly Nyame
After Party:	Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 1991 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating NRC candidate.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Conduct

The gubernatorial election was conducted using an open ballot system. Primaries for the two parties to select their flag bearers were conducted on October 19, 1991.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

The election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating NRC candidate. Jolly Nyame polled 484,090 votes.^{[9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elections in Nigeria. 2021-05-15. africanelections.tripod.com.
2. News: 1992-07-07. Nigerian Vote Moves Populous African State Closer to Civilian Rule. Christian Science Monitor. 2021-05-31. 0882-7729.
3. Web site: Refugees. United Nations High Commissioner for. Refworld Nigeria: Corroboration of state assembly and gubernatorial election results for Lagos State, December 1991. 2021-05-31. Refworld. en.
4. Book: Nwosu, Professor Humphrey N.. Laying the Foundation for Nigeria's Democracy: My Account of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election and Its Annulment. 2017-08-01. Page Publishing Inc. 978-1-63568-287-8. en.
5. Book: Commission. Nigeria National Electoral. Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, December 14, 1991. Iredia. Tonnie O.. 1991. National Electoral Commission. en.
6. Web site: How we politicked in the past, by veterans. 2021-05-31. Daily Trust. March 9, 2019 . en.
7. Web site: CONTRADICTING ITSELF An Undemocratic Transition Seeks To Bring Democracy Nearer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090210080216/http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/pdfs/n/nigeria/nigeria924.pdf . February 10, 2009 .
8. Web site: GOVERNORSHIP AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, DECEMBER 14, 1991. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204145243/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/ce01273.pdf . December 4, 2017 .
9. Web site: Nigeria - The Third Republic. 2021-05-15. countrystudies.us.
10. Shettima. Kole Ahmed. December 1995. Engendering Nigeria's Third Republic. Cambridge University Press. African Studies. 38. 3. 61–98. 10.2307/524793 . 524793. 143626393 .