1991 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

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1991 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
  1983 December 14, 1991 1999  
 
Nominee Mohammed Dabo Lere Ango Abdullahi
Party National Republican Convention SDP
Running mateJames Bawa Magaji

Governor before election

Abubakar Tanko Ayuba
Nigerian military junta

Elected Governor

Mohammed Dabo Lere
National Republican Convention

The 1991 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on December 14, 1991. NRC's Mohammed Dabo Lere won election for a first term, defeating SDP's Ango Abdullahi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Mohammed Dabo Lere emerged party candidate in the NRC gubernatorial primary. He picked James Bawa Magaji as his running mate. [6] [7] [8] Ango Abdullahi was the SDP candidate.

Electoral system

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

Primary election

NRC primary

The NRC primary election produced Mohammed Dabo Lere as the party's candidate.

Candidates

SDP primary

The SDP primary election was contested by Professor Ango Abdullahi and Barr. Adamu Audu Maikori. Abdullahi won the primary run-off election polling 166,857 votes (59.7%) while his closest rival, Maikori, scored 67,312 votes (21%). [9] [10] [11]

Candidates

Results

There were only two political parties allowed by law, NRC and SDP. [12] NRC candidate Mohammed Dabo Lere won election [13] for a first term, defeating SDP's Ango Abdullahi.

CandidateParty
Mohammed Dabo Lere National Republican Convention (NRC)
Ango Abdullahi Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Total

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