1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election
{{short description|1999 gubernatorial election in Enugu State, Nigeria}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election
| country =
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| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1991 Enugu State gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1991
| next_election = 2003 Enugu State gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2003
| election_date = January 9, 1999
| turnout =
| nominee1 = Chimaroke Nnamani
| running_mate1 =
| party1 = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
| popular_vote1 = 602,960
| percentage1 =
| nominee2 =
| running_mate2 =
| party2 = All People's Party (Nigeria)
| popular_vote2 = 235,000
| percentage2 =
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Okwesilieze Nwodo
| before_party = NRC
| after_election = Chimaroke Nnamani
| after_party = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
}}
The 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Chimaroke Nnamani won the election, defeating the APP candidate.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-18|title=1999 governors: Where are they now?|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/1999-governors-now/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}}{{Cite book|collaboration=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFQhMvSJDtQC|title=Nigeria in Transition: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, May 25, 2000|date=2000|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-061272-5|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Nigeria: Election Monitoring, 2,18 Feb 1999|url=https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Urgent_Action/apic_21899.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.africa.upenn.edu}}
Chimaroke Nnamani emerged PDP candidate.{{Cite web|title=NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 1999|url=https://nigeriaworld.com/focus/states/governors1999.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=nigeriaworld.com}}{{Cite web|title=Nigerian States|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.worldstatesmen.org}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=PDF|url=https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE8.1Egwu.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=EISA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220162904/https://www.eisa.org/pdf/JAE8.1Egwu.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2020 }}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-20|title=PDF|url=https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=IFES|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203164238/http://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2017 }}
Electoral system
The Governor of Enugu State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
=PDP primary=
The PDP primary election was won by Chimaroke Nnamani.{{Cite book|last=Saliu|first=Hassan A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vjoWAQAAIAAJ|title=Nigeria Under Democratic Rule, 1999-2003|date=2005|publisher=University Press PLC|isbn=978-978-030-907-7|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Tracker|first=Nigerian|date=2021-03-22|title=How First Set Of 1999 Governors Went To Political Oblivion|url=https://nigeriantracker.com/2021/03/22/how-first-set-of-1999-governors-went-to-political-oblivion/|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Nigerian Tracker|language=en-US}}
Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,466,472. Total number of votes cast was 845,320, while number of valid votes was 842,415. Rejected votes were 3,005.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VE0uAQAAIAAJ|title=Tell|date=1999|publisher=Tell Communications Limited|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Election results|url=http://www.geocities.ws/ndlf/elec.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=www.geocities.ws}}{{Cite book|last1=Maja-Pearce|first1=Adewale|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PJoPAQAAMAAJ|title=From Khaki to Agbada: A Handbook for the February, 1999 Elections in Nigeria|last2=Organisation (Nigeria)|first2=Civil Liberties|date=1999|publisher=Civil Liberties Organisation|isbn=978-978-32188-9-5|language=en}}
{{Election results
|cand1=Adebayo|party1=People's Democratic Party|votes1=602960
|cand2=|party2=All People's Party|votes2=235000
|invalid=3005
|electorate=1466472
|source=[https://nigeriaworld.com/focus/states/governors1999.html Nigeria World], [https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/r01781.pdf IFES], [https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Intra-and-inter-party-post-election-crisis%2Ffeud-in-Akindele/2e30363a435143c80ffe4142234eb3b80845091c Semantics Scholar]
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