1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1991 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1991
Next Election:	2003 Jigawa State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2003
Election Date:	January 9, 1999
Nominee1:	Ibrahim Saminu Turaki
Party1:	All People's Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	279,591
Party2:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:	255,773
Governor
Before Election:	Ali Sa'ad Birnin-Kudu
Before Party:	Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
After Election:	Ibrahim Saminu Turaki
After Party:	All People's Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Ibrahim Saminu Turaki won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Ibrahim Saminu Turaki emerged APP candidate.^{[6] [7]}

Electoral system

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

Primary election

APP primary

The APP primary election was won by Ibrahim Saminu Turaki.^{[8] [9]}

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,568,423. Total number of votes cast was 540,764 while number of valid votes was 540,764. Rejected votes were 0.^{[10] [11] [12]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999. 2021-05-20. nigeriaworld.com.
2. Web site: Nigerian States. 2021-05-20. www.worldstatesmen.org.
3. Web site: 2017-02-18. 1999 governors: Where are they now?. 2021-05-20. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
4. 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.
5. Web site: Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999. 2021-05-20. www.africa.upenn.edu.
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.