The 1999 Niger State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee

Abdulkadir Kure Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduced ...

won the election, defeating the APP candidate.

emerged PDP candidate.

Electoral system

The

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is elected using the plurality voting system.

Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP primary election was won by

Results

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,553,303. Total number of votes cast was 786,979 while number of valid votes was 764,646. Rejected votes were 22,334.

References

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