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2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Nominee Bola Tinubu Funsho Williams
Party AD PDP
Running mate Femi Pedro
Governor before election

Bola Tinubu
AD

Elected Governor

Bola Tinubu
AD

The 2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 19 April 2003.[1][2][3][4] Incumbent Governor AD's Bola Tinubu won election for a second term, defeating PDP's Funsho Williams and four other candidates.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Bola Tinubu emerged unopposed in the AD gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down. He had Femi Pedro as his running mate.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Funsho Williams was the PDP candidate.[23]

Electoral system

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The Governor of Lagos State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Results

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A total of six candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[24] AD Governor Bola Tinubu won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP's Funsho Williams and four minor party candidates.[6][25][26][27][28]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,558,216.[29][6][5]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bola TinubuAlliance for Democracy (AD)
Funsho WilliamsPeople's Democratic Party
Lanre RasaqAll Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Kofoworola Bucknor-AkereleUnited Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)
Adewunmi AbbassNCP
Dimejila MurenARP
Total
Registered voters/turnout4,558,216–

References

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  10. ^ "SCORE-CARD!!!". This Day. June 8, 2002. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lagos Governorship Result: INEC Bungle detrimental to the sustenance of democracy". Nigeria world. May 5, 2003. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Bello, Niyi (July 20, 2017). "For Southwest PDP, it's time to repeat 2003 victories". The Guardian. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "NIGERIA: GOVERNOR BOLA TINUBU RETAINS HIS LAGOS SEAT IN ELECTION". Reuters. April 20, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Ayeni, 'Tofe (July 27, 2020). "Nigeria's Bola Tinubu: the Kingmaker who would be King?". Lagos: The Africa Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-1999-2007". Lagos State Government. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "Impeachment of ex-Lagos Deputy Gov, Femi Pedro invalidated". Vanguard. December 31, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Luckieat Dude Ever! Femi Pedro's Political Resurgence". Press Reader. This Day. January 7, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  18. ^ Adeleke, Ronke. "FORMER LAGOS STATE DEPUTY-GOVERNOR FEMI PEDRO TO SPEAK AT TEDXBODIJA". Ibadan City. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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  20. ^ "'Why we reversed Femi Pedro's impeachment' – Hon. S.O.B Agunbiade, Majority Leader, Lagos House of Assembly". Encomium. January 19, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  21. ^ Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. p. 160. ISBN 9781481729291. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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  29. ^ Aluko, Mobolaji E. (April 28, 2003). "A Preliminary Forensic Analysis of INEC's Website So Far". Dawodu.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.


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