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1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election

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1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election
← 1991 January 9, 1999 2003 ⊟
 
Nominee Ahmad Sani Yerima Yushau Anka
Party All People's Party (Nigeria) PDP
Running mate Mahmud Shinkafi
Popular vote 265,529 161,904

Governor before election

Jibril Yakubu
Military

Elected Governor

Ahmad Sani Yerima
All People's Party (Nigeria)

The 1999 Zamfara State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Ahmad Sani Yerima won the election, defeating PDP candidate.[1]

Results

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Ahmad Sani Yerima from the APP won the election. PDP and AD candidates contested in the election.[2]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,113,426, total votes cast was 475,296, valid votes was 431,375 and rejected votes was 43,921.[3]

  • AD- 3,942

References

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  1. ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "NIGERIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "NIGERIAN ELECTIONS SINCE 1999 What does Democracy Mean?" (PDF). www.eisa.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.