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The 1999 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Obong Victor Attah won the election, defeating the APP candidate. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Obong Victor Attah won the PDP nomination in the primary election. His running mate was Chris Ekpenyong. [12] [13] [14]
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the plurality voting system.
PDP's Obong Victor Attah emerged winner in the contest. [15] [6] [16] [17]
The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 1,450,367. However, 1,476,500 were previously issued voting cards in the state. [16] [18]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Obong Victor Attah | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 843,360 | 72.21 | |
All People's Party (APP) | 317,373 | 27.17 | ||
Alliance for Democracy (AD) | 7,254 | 0.62 | ||
Total | 1,167,987 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,450,367 | – | ||
Source: Nigeria World, IFES [16] |
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