The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Borno State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the
Nigerian Senate to represent
Borno State
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon, its northern border ...
.
Maina Maaji Lawan
Maina Maaji Lawan (born 12 July 1954) a former governor and former senator for Borno State and a businessman-farmer, the CEO of Dansarki Farms.
Background
Maina Ma’aji Lawan, CON, was born 12 July 1954 at Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Are ...
representing Borno North and
Abubakar Mahdi
Abubakar Mahdi was elected Senator for the Borno South constituency of Borno State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
...
representing Borno South won on the platform of
Peoples Democratic Party, while
Ali Modu Sheriff
Ali Modu Sheriff (born 1956) is a Nigerian politician. He is Borno State's first governor to serve two consecutive terms (2003–2011). Though Sheriff had held two elected offices as a member of All Nigeria People's Party, he would later join t ...
representing Borno Central won on the platform of the
All Nigeria Peoples Party.
Overview
Summary
Results
Borno North
The election was won by
Maina Maaji Lawan
Maina Maaji Lawan (born 12 July 1954) a former governor and former senator for Borno State and a businessman-farmer, the CEO of Dansarki Farms.
Background
Maina Ma’aji Lawan, CON, was born 12 July 1954 at Kauwa in Kukawa Local Government Are ...
of the
Peoples Democratic Party.
Borno South
The election was won by
Abubakar Mahdi
Abubakar Mahdi was elected Senator for the Borno South constituency of Borno State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
...
of the
Peoples Democratic Party.
Borno Central
The election was won by
Ali Modu Sheriff
Ali Modu Sheriff (born 1956) is a Nigerian politician. He is Borno State's first governor to serve two consecutive terms (2003–2011). Though Sheriff had held two elected offices as a member of All Nigeria People's Party, he would later join t ...
of the
All Nigeria Peoples Party.
References
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Borno State Senate elections
February 1999 events in Nigeria