1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State explained

The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Saidu Kumo representing Gombe Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Umar Usman Dukku representing Gombe North and Idris Abubakar representing Gombe South won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
Gombe Central				Saidu Kumo		PDP
Gombe South				Idris Abubakar		ANPP
Gombe North				Umar Usman Dukku		ANPP

Results

Gombe Central

The election was won by Saidu Kumo of the Peoples Democratic Party.^[4]

Gombe South

The election was won by Idris Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.^[5]

Gombe North

The election was won by Umar Usman Dukku of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.^[6]

Replacement

Idris Abubakar representing Gombe South, died on the 11th of December 2002 and was replaced by Tawar Umbi Wada of the PDP

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003. 2021-08-22. archive.ipu.org.
2. Web site: Elections in Nigeria. 2021-08-22. africanelections.tripod.com.
3. Web site: Africa Update. 2021-08-22. web.ccsu.edu.
4. Book: Uganwa, Austin. NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. 2014. 978-1-4990-8875-5. en.
5. Web site: 2020-12-02. Senators From 1999 Till Date -. 2021-08-22. en-US.
6. Web site: SENATORS. live. 2021-08-22. dawodu.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20030815203121/http://dawodu.com:80/senator.htm . 2003-08-15 .