1983 Oyo State gubernatorial election

The 1983 Oyo State gubernatorial election saw Victor Omololu Olunloyo of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) emerge victorious over the main opposition candidate, Bola Ige of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), and others. Olunloyo won the NPN primary and was declared winner by returning officer Daniel Adopoju Lapade Laniran, securing 3,004,715 votes in the plurality voting system.

1983 Oyo State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Victor Omololu Olunloyo Bola Ige Party NPN UPN Running mate Olatunji Mohammed Popular vote 1,603,267 1,095,877

Governor before election Bola Ige UPN Elected Governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo NPN

The 1983 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983. ^{[1] [2] [3]} NPN's Victor Omololu Olunloyo won election for a first term, defeating main opposition UPN candidate, Bola Ige, and other party candidates in the contest. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Victor Omololu Olunloyo emerged winner in the NPN gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Olatunji Mohammed. ^[16]

Electoral system

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

Results

There were five parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO). The NPN candidate, Victor Omololu Olunloyo, was announced by the returning officer, Daniel Adopoju Lapade Laniran, to have defeated the Incumbent Governor, UPN's Bola Ige to win the contest. There was a total of 3,004,715 vote cast. ^{[17] [18]}

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Victor Omololu Olunloyo	National Party of Nigeria (NPN)	1,603,267	59.40
	Bola Ige	Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)	1,095,877	40.60
	Great Nigeria People's Party GNPP)
	People's Redemption Party (PRP)
	Nigeria Advance Party (NAP)
Total			2,699,144	100.00
Source: Lawyer Online [17]

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