1999 Abia State House of Assembly election

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1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
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The 1999 Abia State House of Assembly election was held on January 9, 1999, to elect members of the Abia State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Abia State House of Assembly. [1] [2] [3]

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Results

Osisioma South

APP candidate Donatus Nwankpa won the election. [4]

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
All People's Party (Nigeria) Donatus Nwankpa
All People's Party (Nigeria) hold

Umuahia North

PDP candidate Nkem Chris Ike won the election. [5]

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Nkem Chris Ike
PDP hold

Umuahia Central

PDP candidate Stanley Ohajuruka won the election. [6]

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Stanley Ohajuruka
PDP hold

Isiala Ngwa North

PDP candidate Christopher Enweremadu won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Christopher Enweremadu
PDP hold

Isiala Ngwa South

APP candidate Remigius Nji won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
All People's Party (Nigeria) Remigius Nji
All People's Party (Nigeria) hold

Isuikwuato

PDP candidate Ernest Osita Igbe won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Ernest Osita Igbe
PDP hold

Umuahia East

APP candidate Dan Egbogu won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
All People's Party (Nigeria) Dan Egbogu
All People's Party (Nigeria) hold

Umunneochi

PDP candidate Matthew Ibeh won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Matthew Ibeh
PDP hold

Ukwa West

PDP candidate Ngozi Ulunwa won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Ngozi Ulunwa
PDP hold

Ukwa East

PDP candidate Emeka Stanley won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Emeka Stanley
PDP hold

Obingwa East

PDP candidate Eric Acho Nwakanma won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Eric Acho Nwakanma
PDP hold

Obingwa West

PDP candidate Chima Ochieze won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Chima Ochieze
PDP hold

Umuahia South

APP candidate Ndukwe Adindu won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
All People's Party (Nigeria) Ndukwe Adindu
All People's Party (Nigeria) hold

Ikwuano

PDP candidate Wisdom Ogbonna won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Wisdom Ogbonna
PDP hold

Ugwunagbo

PDP candidate James Maraizu won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP James Maraizu
PDP hold

Ohafia North

PDP candidate Tony Okoro Kalu won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Tony Okoro Kalu
PDP hold

Aba Central

PDP candidate Nnamdi Egege won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Nnamdi Egege
PDP hold

Osisioma North

PDP candidate Kingsley Mgbeahuru won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Kingsley Mgbeahuru
PDP hold

Aba North

APP candidate Blessing Azuru won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
All People's Party (Nigeria) Blessing Azuru
All People's Party (Nigeria) hold

Arochukwu

PDP candidate Sampson Orji [7] won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Sampson Orji
PDP hold

Aba South

APP candidate Obioma Ekpem won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
All People's Party (Nigeria) Obioma Ekpem
All People's Party (Nigeria) hold

Bende North

PDP candidate Lekwauwa Orji won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Lekwauwa Orji
PDP hold

Bende South

PDP candidate Emenike Okoroafor won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Emenike Okoroafor
PDP hold

Ohafia South

PDP candidate Bernard Orji won the election.

1999 Abia State House of Assembly election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP Bernard Orji
PDP hold

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  2. ↑ "Nigeria: Abia ANPP Accuses Speaker of Partiality". allAfrica.com. February 21, 2003.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria: I'm Still Abia Assembly Speaker, Claims Enweremadu". allAfrica.com. August 16, 2000.
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