Election Name: | 1999 Nigerian presidential election |
Country: | Nigeria |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1993 Nigerian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 2003 Nigerian presidential election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Election Date: | 27 February 1999 |
Nominee1: | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Party1: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Running Mate1: | Atiku Abubakar |
Popular Vote1: | 18,738,154 |
Percentage1: | 62.78% |
Nominee2: | Olu Falae |
Party2: | AD–APP |
Running Mate2: | Umaru Shinkafi |
Colour2: | D82628 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,110,287 |
Percentage2: | 37.22% |
President | |
Before Election: | Abdusalami Abubakar |
After Election: | Olusegun Obasanjo |
After Party: | People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) |
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 27 February 1999. These were the first elections since the 1993 military coup, and the first elections of the Fourth Nigerian Republic. The result was a victory for Olusegun Obasanjo of the People's Democratic Party, who defeated Olu Falae, who was running on a joint Alliance for Democracy-All People's Party ticket.[1] Voter turnout was 52.3%.