The 1999 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The
PDP
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nominee
Abdullahi Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu (born 23 July 1946) is a Nigerian politician who was the governor of Nasarawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member and former national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
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won the election, defeating the
APP candidate.
Abdullahi Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu (born 23 July 1946) is a Nigerian politician who was the governor of Nasarawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member and former national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
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emerged
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candidate.
Electoral system
The
Governor of Nasarawa State
This is a list of administrators and governors of Nasarawa State.
Nasarawa State, Nigeria was created on October 1st, 1996 when it was split from Plateau State.
See also
*List of governors of Plateau State
*States of Nigeria
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is elected using the
plurality voting system
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.
Primary election
PDP primary
The PDP
primary election
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was won by
Abdullahi Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu (born 23 July 1946) is a Nigerian politician who was the governor of Nasarawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member and former national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
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.
Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 702,021. Total number of votes cast was 634,095 while number of valid votes was 613,030. Rejected votes were 21,065.
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