2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2003
Next Election:2011 Lagos State gubernatorial election
Next Year:2011
Election Date:14 April 2007
Nominee1:Babatunde Fashola
Running Mate1:Sarah Adebisi Sosan
Party1:AC
Popular Vote1:599,300
Nominee2:Musiliu Obanikoro
Party2:People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
Popular Vote2:383,956
Governor
Before Election:Bola Tinubu
Before Party:Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)
After Election:Babatunde Fashola
After Party:AC

The 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007.[1] Babatunde Raji Fashola of the AC defeated other candidates, by polling 599,300 votes, PDP's Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro was closest contender with 383,956 votes.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Babatunde Fashola emerged the ACN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Sarah Adebisi Sosan.[6] [7]

Of the 22 candidates who contested in the governorship election, 20 were male, only two were female. Among the deputies, 18 were male, four were female.[1]

Electoral system

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

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP governorship primary election was in the main bowl of the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos, on held on Saturday 9 December 2006, and lasted about 48 hours. There were 6,100 accredited delegates in attendance from across the state. Wife of the party's late gubernatorial aspirant Funsho Williams, Hilda Funsho-Williams, led with 2,597 votes; Senator Musiliu Obanikoro followed closely with 2,195 votes. Others like Engr. Kamson polled 683 votes, Senator Wahab Dosunmu had 253 votes, Prince Ademola Adeniji Adele got 190 votes, Engr. Adedeji Doherty got 73 votes, Chief Tunde Fanimokun polled 61 votes, Arch. Kayode Anibaba had 18 votes, Mrs. Abosede Oshinowo got 17 votes, and Sir Babatunde Olowu polled one vote. There were some voided votes. The Chairman of the Electoral Panel, Rear Admiral Babatunde Ogundele (rtd), according to Vanguard Nigeria, however, announced the failure of Funsho-Williams to secure the required 50% win.[8] It was Musiliu Obanikoro, however, who got to be nominated as the party's candidate.[9] [10]

Candidates

Results

A total of 22 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. The AC candidate, Babatunde Fashola, won, defeating PDP' Musuliu Obanikoro, DPA's Jimi Agbaje, and 19 other minor party candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,204,000.[1] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final NDI Report on Nigeria's 2007 Elections. April 2008. May 17, 2021. National Democratic Institute (NDI).
  2. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) As An (Im)Partial Umpire in the Conduct of the 2007 Elections . October 2007 . 10.20940/JAE/2007/v6i2a5 . Agbor . Uno Ijim. Journal of African Elections . May 17, 2021 . 6 . 2 . 87. free .
  3. News: Nigeria: Fashola Wins Lagos, Uduaghan Takes Delta . April 16, 2007 . Vanguard . Lagos . Odili, Paul . Aihe, Okoh . Akpor, Albert . Usman, Evelyn . All Africa . May 17, 2021.
  4. Web site: AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA. Aondowase, Nyam. 2015. PDF. May 22, 2021.
  5. Book: A Decade of Nigeria: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2016. Bergstresser, Heinrich. May 8, 2017. 9789004347410. May 31, 2021.
  6. Book: Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. Azikiwe, Ifeoha. 2013. 160. 9781481729291. May 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: State Governors and Their Deputies. Emmanuel, Odang. Rainbow Nigeria. May 31, 2021. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213338/https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies-2/?_gl=1*1ks7sm*_ga*a3BDcWhmU3phVndTOUdnVVRxci10eVBOdC1uTmtXemRFN3Q3OHkxYk9WWHc4MnAtVDdnWEVyVXFERjFtVGV4cw... dead.
  8. Web site: PDP primaries: Run-off in Lagos, 3 others, Uduaghan wins in Delta . https://archive.today/20070430230915/http://odili.net/news/source/2006/dec/11/399.html . dead . April 30, 2007 . Vanguard . Omonijo, Bolade. Obateru, Taye . Mammah, Emeka . Akoni, Olasunkanmi . Erunke, Joseph . Akinyemi, Demola . December 11, 2006 . May 17, 2021.
  9. Web site: Three dead in PDP/AC clash - Obanikoro escapes gunmen . Yinka Fabowale, Yinka . Alarape, Akeeb . April 3, 2007 . The Sun . May 17, 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009183840/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2007/apr/03/national-03-04-2007-01.htm . October 9, 2007.
  10. Web site: Obanikoro erred! … Should be tried for calling for state of emergency in Lagos– Aina, council boss . https://archive.today/20080229190434/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/politics/2007/aug/04/Politice%20-%2004-08-07-04.htm . dead . February 29, 2008 . Kalu, Vincent Ukpong . August 4, 2007 . The Sun . May 17, 2021.
  11. Rawlence, B. . Albin-Lackey, C. . 2007 . Briefing: Nigeria's 2007 General Elections: Democracy in Retreat . African Affairs . 106 . 424 . 502 . 10.1093/afraf/adm039 . 4496465 . May 17, 2021 .
  12. Onoja, Adoyi. Nature, Character and Outcomes of Post Election Challenges in Nigeria. Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 18. 2009. 79–104. Historical Society of Nigeria. 41854929. JSTOR. May 23, 2021.

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