1999 Osun State gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 1999 Osun State gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Osun State gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 2003 Osun State gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Election Date: | January 9, 1999 |
| Nominee1: | Adebisi Akande |
| Party1: | Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) |
| Popular Vote1: | 295,557 |
| Party2: | All People's Party (Nigeria) |
| Popular Vote2: | 136,105 |
| Governor |
| Before Election: | Isiaka Adeleke |
| Before Party: | SDP |
| After Election: | Adebisi Akande |
| After Party: | Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria) |
The 1999 Osun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Adebisi Akande won the election, defeating the APP candidate.[1] [2]
Adebisi Akande emerged AD candidate.[3] [4]
Electoral system
The Governor of Osun State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
AD primary
The AD primary election was won by Adebisi Akande.[5] [6]
Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,496,058. Total number of votes cast was 547,077, while number of valid votes was 536,252. Rejected votes were 10,825.[7] [8] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999. 2021-05-20 . nigeriaworld.com.
- Web site: Nigerian States. 2021-05-20. www.worldstatesmen.org.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- Book: Saliu, Hassan A. . Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003 . 2005 . University Press PLC . 978-978-030-907-7 . en.
- Web site: Tracker . Nigerian . 2021-03-22 . How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion . 2021-05-20 . Nigerian Tracker . en-US.
- Web site: 2017-02-18 . 1999 governors: Where are they now? . 2021-05-20 . Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics . en-US.
- Book: 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.
- Web site: Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999 . 2021-05-20. www.africa.upenn.edu.
