1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

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1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
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  1991 January 9, 1999 2003  
 
Nominee Ahmed Makarfi Suleiman Zuntu
Party PDP ANPP
Running mateStephen Rijo Shekari Joshua Madaki
Popular vote844,525512,544

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] [14]

Contents

Ahmed Makarfi emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Stephen Rijo Shekari. [15] [16] [17]

Electoral system

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

Results

PDP's Ahmed Makarfi emerged winner in the contest. [18] [7] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

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. [19] [26]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahmed Makarfi People's Democratic Party (PDP)844,52554.81
Suleiman Zuntu All People's Party (APP)512,54433.26
Wakili Kadima Alliance for Democracy (AD)183,72811.92
Total1,540,797100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,536,702
Source: Nigeria World, IFES [19]

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