The 2003 Oyo State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.

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's Rashidi Ladoja won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, AD's Lam Adesina and three other candidates. Rashidi Ladoja emerged winner in the

gubernatorial

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. His running mate was Adebayo Alao-Akala.

Electoral system

The

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is elected using the

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Results

A total of five candidates registered with the

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to contest in the election. PDP candidate Rashidi Ladoja won election for a first tenure, defeating AD Incumbent Governor, Lam Adesina, and three other candidates. The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,209,953. However, only 51.4% (i.e. 1,130,142) of registered voters participated in the excerise.

References

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