The 2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The

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nominee

Chimaroke Nnamani Chimaroke Nnamani (; born 30 May 1960) is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician from Enugu State. He was elected Governor of Enugu State in the 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election from 1999 to 2007. He subsequently served as a Peopl ...

won the election, defeating Onu Solomon of the NRP.

emerged

candidate. He picked Okechukwu Ezewata Itanyi as his running mate. Onu Solomon was the NRP candidate with Walter Obiorah Oji as his running mate.

Electoral system

The

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is elected using the

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Primary election

PDP primary

The PDP

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was won by

. He picked Okechukwu Ezewata Itanyi as his running mate.

NRP primary

The NRP

was won by Onu Solomon. He picked Walter Obiorah Oji as his running mate.

Results

A total number of 13 candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,479,542. Total number of votes cast was 1,215,809, while number of valid votes was 1,207,114. Rejected votes were 8,695.

References

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