1991 Edo State gubernatorial election
{{short description|1991 gubernatorial election in Edo State, Nigeria}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
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| election_name = Edo gubernatorial election
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| type = presidential
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| next_election = 1999 Edo State gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1999
| election_date = {{Start date|1991|12|14|df=y}}
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| nominee1 = John Odigie Oyegun
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| party1 = Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
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| nominee2 = Lucky Igbinedion
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| party2 = NRC
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| title = Governor
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| after_election = John Odigie Oyegun
| after_party = Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
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The 1991 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 December 1991. SDP candidate John Odigie Oyegun won the election.{{cite journal|last=Shettima|first=Kole Ahmed|date=December 1995|title=Engendering Nigeria's Third Republic|publisher=Cambridge University Press|journal=African Studies|volume=38|number=3|pages=61–98|jstor=524793}}{{Cite web|title=Nigeria - The Third Republic|url=http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/76.htm|access-date=2021-05-20|website=countrystudies.us}}{{Cite news|date=1992-07-07|title=Nigerian Vote Moves Populous African State Closer to Civilian Rule|work=Christian Science Monitor|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1992/0707/07051.html|access-date=2021-05-20|issn=0882-7729}}{{Cite web|title=Elections in Nigeria|url=https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng_governorship.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=africanelections.tripod.com}}
Conduct
The gubernatorial election was conducted using an open ballot system. Primaries for the two parties to select their flag bearers were conducted on 19 October 1991.{{Cite web|title=How we politicked in the past, by veterans|url=https://dailytrust.com/how-we-politicked-in-the-past-by-veterans|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Daily Trust|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=CONTRADICTING ITSELF An Undemocratic Transition Seeks To Bring Democracy Nearer|url=https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/pdfs/n/nigeria/nigeria924.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210080216/http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/pdfs/n/nigeria/nigeria924.pdf |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}{{Cite web|title=GOVERNORSHIP AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, DECEMBER 14, 1991|url=https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/ce01273.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204145243/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/ce01273.pdf |archive-date=December 4, 2017 }}{{Cite book|last=Commission|first=Nigeria National Electoral|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-RUmAQAAMAAJ|title=Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, December 14, 1991|last2=Iredia|first2=Tonnie O.|date=1991|publisher=National Electoral Commission|language=en}}
The election occurred on 14 December 1991. SDP candidate John Odigie Oyegun won the election.{{Cite web|last=Refugees|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|title=Refworld {{!}} Nigeria: Corroboration of state assembly and gubernatorial election results for Lagos State, December 1991|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aae538.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Refworld|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Nwosu|first=Professor Humphrey N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JQgvDwAAQBAJ|title=Laying the Foundation for Nigeria's Democracy: My Account of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election and Its Annulment|date=2017-08-01|publisher=Page Publishing Inc|isbn=978-1-63568-287-8|language=en}}