1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Plateau State gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 2003 Plateau State gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Election Date: | January 9, 1999 |
| Nominee1: | Joshua Dariye |
| Party1: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
| Popular Vote1: | 484,280 |
| Party2: | All People's Party (Nigeria) |
| Popular Vote2: | 200,016 |
| Governor |
| Before Election: | Fidelis Tapgun |
| Before Party: | SDP |
| After Election: | Joshua Dariye |
| After Party: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
The 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Joshua Dariye won the election, defeating the APP candidate.[1] [2] [3]
Joshua Dariye emerged PDP candidate.[4] [5]
Electoral system
The Governor of Plateau State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
PDP primary
The PDP primary election was won by Joshua Dariye.[6] [7]
Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,313,603. Total number of votes cast was 753,717, while number of valid votes was 734,741. Rejected votes were 18,976.[8] [9]
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999. 2021-05-20. nigeriaworld.com.
- Web site: Nigerian States. 2021-05-20 . www.worldstatesmen.org.
- 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: 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 .
