The 2003 Ogun State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The PDP nominee

Gbenga Daniel Gbenga Daniel (born 6 April 1956) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Ogun State of Nigeria from 29 May 2003 to 29 May 2011. He is the owner of Kresta Laurel, an Electro-mechanical Engineering company, he started in 1990. He is also the F ...

won the election, defeating Olusegun Osoba of the AD.

emerged PDP candidate. He picked Falinat Badru as his running mate. Olusegun Osoba was the AD candidate with

Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka (; born 14 May 1952) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Ogun East in the 9 April 2011 national elections, running on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) ticket. He previously served as deputy governor of O ...

as his running mate.

Electoral system

The Governor of Ogun 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

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

. He picked Falinat Badru as his running mate.

AD primary

The AD

was won by Olusegun Osoba. He picked

as his running mate.

Results

A total number of 11 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 1,576,875. Total number of votes cast was 747,296, while number of valid votes was 701,375. Rejected votes were 45,921.

References

{{reflist Ogun State gubernatorial elections Ogun State gubernatorial election Ogun State gubernatorial election Ogun State gubernatorial election