The 2003 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. PDP's

Chris Ngige Chris Nwabueze Ngige (born 8 August 1952) is a Nigerian politician and medical doctor. He is the current Minister of Labour and Employment of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration. He was elected Senator for Anambra Central ...

won election, defeating APGA's

Peter Obi Peter Gregory Obi (born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as governor of Anambra from March to November 2006, February to May 2007, and from June 2007 to March 2014. In May 2022, he became the Labour Party can ...

and other candidates.

Chinwoke Mbadinuju Chinwoke Mbadinuju (born 14 June 1945) was Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003, elected on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. Early life and education Chinwoke Mbadinuju was born on 14 June 1945. H ...

won at the PDP primary election, but the nomination was given to

, making him to switch to AD. Ngige's running mate was Okey Udeh.

Electoral system

The

Governor of Anambra State This is a list of administrators and governors of Anambra State. Anambra State, Nigeria, was formed on 3 February 1976 when East-Central State was divided into Anambra and Imo (Owerri) states. See also *States of Nigeria *List of Nigeri ...

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 ...

Results

A total of seven candidates registered with the

Independent National Electoral Commission The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established in 1998 and is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria. History Regulation and administration of elections The administration of democratic elections in Nige ...

to contest in the election. PDP candidate

won election for a first tenure, defeating APGA's candidate,

and other candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,859,795. However, only 47.22% (i.e. 878,212) of registered voters participated in the exercise.

References

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