1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election

1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election
← 1991 9 January 1999 2003 →
 
Nominee Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Junaidu Mamuda Yantumaki
Party PDP APP
Running mate Tukur Ahmed Jikamshi Abdullahi Garba Aminchi
Popular vote 586,681 286,945
Governor before election

Joseph Akaagerger
Military

Elected Governor

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
PDP

The 1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on 9 January 1999. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Umaru Musa Yar'Adua won the election,[1] defeating Junaidu Mamuda Yantumaki, the All People's Party (APP) candidate.[citation needed]

Results

APP and Alliance for Democracy (AD) candidates contested in the election. The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,236,067.[2]

References

  1. ^ Martin, Childs (June 6, 2010). "Umaru Yar'Adua: Nigerian President who struggled to tackle the country's social and political problems". The Independent. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Report on the Impact of lFES Activities in Nigeria, November 1998 to April 1999" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2017.


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