2003 Kano State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2003 Kano State gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1999 Kano State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1999
Next Election:2007 Kano State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2007
Election Date:April 19, 2003
Nominee1:Ibrahim Shekarau
Running Mate1:Magaji Abdullahi
Party1:All Nigeria Peoples Party
Popular Vote1:1,082,457
Nominee2:Rabiu Kwankwaso
Running Mate2:Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Party2:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:888,494
Governor
Before Election:Rabiu Kwankwaso
Before Party:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
After Election:Ibrahim Shekarau
After Party:All Nigeria Peoples Party

The 2003 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate Ibrahim Shekarau won the election, defeating People's Democratic Party (PDP) Rabiu Kwankwaso and 5 other candidates.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Results

Ibrahim Shekarau from the ANPP won the election.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] 7 candidates contested in the election.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,000,430, total votes cast was 2,313,527, valid votes was 2,197,405 and rejected votes was 116,122.[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: www.ngrguardiannews.com. 2021-04-19. news.biafranigeriaworld.com.
  3. Web site: 2003 European Union Election Observation Mission. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171206/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/212733/Nigeria-general-elections_12-&-19-April-03-May-20016_EU-EOM-report.pdf . April 29, 2021 .
  4. Web site: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171208/https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/53451/Nyam_Analysis_2015.pdf . April 29, 2021 .
  5. Web site: Islamic criminal law in northern Nigeria: politics, religion, judicial practice. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216051127/https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/742135/145225_06.pdf . February 16, 2019 .
  6. Web site: 2018-07-29. BREAKING: Kwankwaso, Shekarau meet, chart new political course for Kano. 2021-04-19. Daily Nigerian. en-US.
  7. Web site: How Shekarau Left Kwankwaso Far Behind. 2021-04-19. www.gamji.com.
  8. Web site: HOW GOVERNOR SHEKARAU BRACED THE STORMS IN KANO. 2021-04-19. Nigerian Voice.
  9. Web site: NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 2003. 2021-04-19. nigeriaworld.com.
  10. Web site: Africa Update. 2021-04-19. web.ccsu.edu.
  11. Web site: 2020-09-07. Kano Central Senatorial District: Can Shekarau break the revolving jinx?. 2021-04-19. Memorila. en-US.
  12. Web site: Who Speaks for the North? Politics and Influence in Northern Nigeria. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025175216/https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/field/field_document/20140703NorthernNigeriaHoffmann.pdf . October 25, 2019 .
  13. Web site: Refugees. United Nations High Commissioner for. Refworld Renewed Crackdown on Freedom of Expression. 2021-04-19. Refworld. en.
  14. Adamu. Fatima L.. 2008. Gender, Hisba and The Enforcement of Morality in Northern Nigeria. Africa. en. 78. 1. 136–152. 10.3366/E0001972008000089. 145556111. 1750-0184.
  15. Web site: Nigeria: Restoring faith in the polio vaccine - Nigeria. 2021-04-19. ReliefWeb. en.
  16. Web site: "Political Shari'a"? Human Rights and Islamic Law in Northern Nigeria: XI. The politicization of religion: reactions to the implementation of Sharia. live. 2021-04-19. www.hrw.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20040922082745/http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/nigeria0904/11.htm . September 22, 2004 .
  17. Web site: Remembering Shekarau remarkable achievements in Kano State By Usman Aminu Sani. 2021-04-19. www.pointblanknews.com.
  18. Web site: Legit.ng. 2012-11-13. Obasanjo To Shekarau: I Could Have Rigged Your Election. 2021-04-19. Legit.ng - Nigeria news.. en.
  19. Web site: Confidential. Economic. 2010-11-06. Shekarau @ 55 years and Achievements in Kano. 2021-04-19. Economic Confidential. en-US.
  20. Web site: Alexander Thurston. 2019-09-17. The Governor and the Emir: A Struggle over Islamic Authority in Kano State, Nigeria. 2021-04-19. Maydan. en-US.
  21. Web site: Kano 2011: Shekarau's cabinet of numerous aspirants. 2021-04-19. Daily Trust. en.
  22. News: Thurston. Alexander. Don't ignore Nigeria's gubernatorial elections. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-04-19. 0190-8286.
  23. News: 2011-04-05. BBC News - Nigeria's Ibrahim Shekarau in profile. en-GB. 2021-04-19.
  24. Web site: 2015-01-27. ANALYSIS: Kano governorship race rekindles supremacy battle between Kwankwaso, Shekarau Premium Times Nigeria. 2021-04-19. en-GB.
  25. Olaniyi. Rasheed Oyewole. 2011. Hisbah and Sharia Law Enforcement in Metropolitan Kano. Indiana University Press. Africa Today. 57. 4. 71–96. 10.2979/africatoday.57.4.71. 10.2979/africatoday.57.4.71. 154801688.
  26. Web site: Nigeria: ANPP Ousts Gov. Kwankwaso. All Africa.
  27. Web site: Muazu. Muazu. 2020-11-05. Shekarau at 65. 2021-04-19. Blueprint Newspapers Limited. en-US.
  28. Web site: Live. PM NEWS. 2011-04-27. Kwankwaso Returns In Kano. 2021-04-19. P.M. News. en-US.
  29. Web site: Nigeria: The Battle for Shari'ah Supremacy IIRF. 2021-04-19. www.iirf.eu. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419205406/https://www.iirf.eu/articles/iirf-research-writer/nigeria-the-battle-for-shariah-supremacy/. dead.
  30. Web site: Listening to the rumours: What the northern Nigeria polio vaccine boycott can tell us ten years on. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922233831/https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/1386853/1/rgph8_1138.pdf . September 22, 2020 .
  31. Web site: 2018-09-20. How Obasanjo, Buhari fought over Shekarau, Kwankwaso in 2003 - Momoh. 2021-04-19. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US.
  32. Web site: Background to Nigeria's 2015 Elections. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724161029/https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/150126_Thurston_NigeriaElections_Web.pdf . July 24, 2020 .
  33. Rawlence. Ben. Albin-Lackey. Chris. July 2007. Briefing: Nigeria's 2007 General Elections: Democracy in Retreat. Oxford University Press. African Affairs. 106. 424. 497–506. 10.1093/afraf/adm039. 4496465.

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