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1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election

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1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election
← 1991 January 9, 1999 2003 →
 
Nominee Attahiru Bafarawa Muhammadu Modi Yabo
Party All People's Party (Nigeria) PDP
Running mate Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Abdullahi Aminu Tafida
Popular vote 249,205 182,655
Governor before election

Yahaya Abdulkarim
NRC

Elected Governor

Attahiru Bafarawa
All People's Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Sokoto State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Attahiru Bafarawa won the election, defeating PDP candidate Muhammadu Modi Yabo.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Results

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Attahiru Bafarawa from the APP won the election. PDP candidate Muhammadu Modi Yabo and AD candidate contested in the election.[7][8]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,248,311, total votes cast was 462,595, valid votes was 436,738 and rejected votes was 25,857.[9][10][11]

  • Muhammadu Modi Yabo, PDP- 182,655
  • AD- 4,878

References

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  1. ^ "Report on the Impact of lFES Activities in Nigeria, November 1998 to April 1999" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "NIGERIAN ELECTIONS SINCE 1999 What does Democracy Mean?" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Religion and Conflict in Nigeria" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "NIGERIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Kew, Darren (1999). ""Democrazy: Dem Go Craze, O": Monitoring the 1999 Nigerian Elections". Issue: A Journal of Opinion. 27 (1). Cambridge University Press: 29–33. doi:10.2307/1167001. JSTOR 1167001.
  6. ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Court remands Bafarawa, 8 others in prison". Vanguard News. December 17, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "EFCC loses N15bn case against ex-Sokoto gov, Bafarawa". Punch Newspapers. August 1, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Why Bafarawa's visit to Wamakko is raising dust". Daily Trust. January 11, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Loyal friend for 35 years". Daily Trust. July 13, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "ALHAJI ABDULAHI AMINU TAFIDA V. ALHAJI ATTAHIRU DALHATU BAFARAWA & ORS". LawCareNigeria. January 22, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2021.


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