The 1999 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee

Mala Kachalla Mala Kachalla (November 1941 – 18 April 2007) was governor of Borno State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003. Background Mala Kachalla was born in 1941 in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Borno Governor Mala Kachalla was elec ...

won the election, defeating the PDP candidate, Baba Ahmad Jidda.

emerged APP candidate, while Baba Ahmad Jidda emerged the PDP candidate.

Electoral system

The

Governor of Borno State This is a list of administrators and governors of Borno State, Nigeria. Borno State was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi State, Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola State, Gongola states. See also *States of Nig ...

is elected using the

plurality voting system Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per ...

Primary election

APP primary

The APP

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

was won by

PDP primary

The PDP

was won by Baba Ahmad Jidda.

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,690,943. Total number of votes cast was 765,241 while number of valid votes was 741,953. Rejected votes were 23,288.

References

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