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The 1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983. [1] [2] [3] NPN's Bamanga Tukur won election for a first term, defeating former governor, NPP's Abubakar Barde and others, in the contest. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
The Governor of Gongola State was elected using the plurality voting system.
The NPN candidate, Bamanga Tukur, defeated the decampee ex-governor, NPP's Abubakar Barde to win the contest. [7] [14] [15] [16]
| Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Bamanga Tukur | National Party of Nigeria (NPN) | |
| Abubakar Barde | Nigerian People's Party (NPP) | |
| Total | ||
Adamawa is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. It takes its name from the historic emirate of Adamawa, with the emirate's old capital of Yola serving as the capital city of Adamawa State. The state was formed in 1991 when the former Gongola State was broken up into Adamawa and Taraba states. The state is one of the most heterogeneous in Nigeria, having over 100 indigenous ethnic groups.
Bamanga Tukur (CON) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as Minister for Industries in the administration of General Sani Abacha during the 1990s. He is one of the high-profile civil servants and military officers who acquired large areas of farmland along the various River Basin authorities. He is currently life patron of ABR. He was president of the Africa Business Roundtable in 2012. From March 2012 to January 2014, Tukur was National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Alhaji Abubakar Barde was Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between October 1979 and September 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.
Wilberforce Juta was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Gongola State, Nigeria in 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic, and later was appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe.
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