1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1991 Enugu State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1991
Next Election:	2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2003
Election Date:	January 9, 1999
Nominee1:	Chimaroke Nnamani
Party1:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	602,960
Party2:	All People's Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:	235,000
Governor
Before Election:	Okwesilieze Nwodo
Before Party:	NRC
After Election:	Chimaroke Nnamani
After Party:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)

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

Chimaroke Nnamani emerged PDP candidate.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Electoral system

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

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by Chimaroke Nnamani.^{[8] [9]}

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,466,472. Total number of votes cast was 845,320, while number of valid votes was 842,415. Rejected votes were 3,005.^{[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.