1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1991 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1991
Next Election:	2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2003
Election Date:	January 9, 1999
Nominee1:	Sam Egwu
Party1:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	272,559
Party2:	All People's Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:	213,106
Governor
After Election:	Sam Egwu
After Party:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Sam Egwu won the election, defeating the APP candidate.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Sam Egwu emerged PDP candidate.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Electoral system

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

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Sam Egwu.^{[8] [9]}

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 902,327. Total number of votes cast was 517,893, while number of valid votes was 505,862. Rejected votes were 12,031.^{[10] [11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-02-18. 1999 governors: Where are they now?. 2021-05-20. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
2. Book: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy . 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. 2000. U.S. Government Printing Office. 978-0-16-061272-5. en.
3. Web site: Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999. 2021-05-20. www.africa.upenn.edu.
4. Web site: NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999. 2021-05-20. nigeriaworld.com.
5. Web site: Nigerian States. 2021-05-20. www.worldstatesmen.org.
6. Web site: 2021-05-20. PDF. live. 2021-05-20. EISA. https://web.archive.org/web/20201220162904/https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE8.1Egwu.pdf . December 20, 2020 .
7. Web site: 2021-05-20. PDF. live. 2021-05-20. IFES. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203164238/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf . December 3, 2017 .
8. Book: Saliu, Hassan A.. Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003. 2005. University Press PLC. 978-978-030-907-7. en.
9. Web site: Tracker. Nigerian. 2021-03-22. How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion. 2021-05-20. Nigerian Tracker. en-US.
10. Book: Tell. 1999. Tell Communications Limited. en.
11. Web site: Election results. 2021-05-21. www.geocities.ws.
12. Book: Maja-Pearce. Adewale. From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria. Organisation (Nigeria). Civil Liberties. 1999. Civil Liberties Organisation. 978-978-32188-9-5. en.