1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1991 Kogi State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1991
Next Election:	2003 Kogi State gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2003
Election Date:	January 9, 1999
Nominee1:	Abubakar Audu
Party1:	All People's Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote1:	608,329
Party2:	People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:	349,055
Governor
Before Election:	Abubakar Audu
Before Party:	NRC
After Election:	Abubakar Audu
After Party:	All People's Party (Nigeria)

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

Abubakar Audu emerged APP candidate.^{[6] [7]}

Electoral system

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

Primary election

APP primary

The APP primary election was won by Abubakar Audu.^{[8] [9]}

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,265,442. Total number of votes cast was 974,892 while number of valid votes was 961,206. Rejected votes were 13,686.^{[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.