1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election

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1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election
July 28, 1979 1983  →
 
Nominee Jim Nwobodo Christian Onoh
Party Nigerian People's Party National Party of Nigeria
Running mateRoy Umenyi
Governor before election

Datti Sadiq Abubakar
Nigerian military junta

Elected Governor

Jim Nwobodo
NPP

The 1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. [1] NPP's Jim Nwobodo won election for a first term to become Anambra State's first executive governor by defeating NPN's Christian Onoh, his closest contestant to win the contest. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Contents

Jim Nwobodo emerged winner in the NPP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Roy Umenyi. [15] [16]

Electoral system

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

Results

There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) participated in the elections. Jim Nwobodo of the NPP won the contest by polling the highest votes, defeating NPN's Christian Onoh. [2] [17] [3] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

CandidateParty
Jim Nwobodo Nigerian People's Party (NPP)
Christian Onoh National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
People's Redemption Party (PRP)
Total
Source: Africa Spectrum [3]

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