1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ahmed Makarfi Suleiman Zuntu Party PDP All People's Party (Nigeria) Running mate Stephen Rijo Shekari Adamu Ahmed Chitumu Popular vote 844,525 512,544

Governor before election Umar Farouk Ahmed Nigerian military junta Elected Governor Ahmed Makarfi PDP

The 1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. Ahmed Makarfi of the PDP defeated Suleiman Zuntu of the APP ^[1] and Wakili Kadima of AD to come winner in the elections. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Ahmed Makarfi emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Stephen Rijo Shekari. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Electoral system

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

Results

PDP's Ahmed Makarfi emerged winner in the contest. ^{[17] [7] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}

The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 2,536,702. However, 2,557,800 were previously issued voting cards in the state. ^{[18] [24]}

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahmed Makarfi	People's Democratic Party (PDP)	844,525	54.81
	Suleiman Zuntu	All People's Party (APP)	512,544	33.26
	Wakili Kadima	Alliance for Democracy (AD)	183,728	11.92
Total			1,540,797	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,536,702	–
Source: Nigeria World, IFES [18]

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