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The 2003 Jigawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The ANPP nominee
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (born 14 July 1963) is a Nigerian actuary and politician. He served as the executive governor of Jigawa State from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that, he was the Jigawa state chairman of the defunct Social Democratic P ...
won the election, defeating
Mohammed Alkali Senator Mohammed D. Alkali (born 17 January 1950) was elected Senator for the Jigawa North West constituency of Jigawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He ser ...
of the PDP.
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (born 14 July 1963) is a Nigerian actuary and politician. He served as the executive governor of Jigawa State from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that, he was the Jigawa state chairman of the defunct Social Democratic P ...
emerged ANPP candidate. He picked Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia as his running mate.
Mohammed Alkali Senator Mohammed D. Alkali (born 17 January 1950) was elected Senator for the Jigawa North West constituency of Jigawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He ser ...
was the PDP candidate with Ahmed Adulhamid Madori as his running mate.


Electoral system

The Governor of Jigawa State 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


ANPP primary

The ANPP
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
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki Alhaji Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (born 14 July 1963) is a Nigerian actuary and politician. He served as the executive governor of Jigawa State from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that, he was the Jigawa state chairman of the defunct Social Democratic P ...
. He picked Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia as his running mate.


PDP primary

The PDP
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
Mohammed Alkali Senator Mohammed D. Alkali (born 17 January 1950) was elected Senator for the Jigawa North West constituency of Jigawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He ser ...
. He picked Ahmed Adulhamid Madori as his running mate.


Results

A total number of 5 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. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,636,657. Total number of votes cast was 1,205,518, while number of valid votes was 1,109,536. Rejected votes were 95,982.


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