1999 Imo State gubernatorial election
{{short description|1999 gubernatorial election in Imo State, Nigeria}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1999 Imo State gubernatorial election
| country =
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| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1991 Imo State gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1991
| next_election = 2003 Imo State gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2003
| election_date = January 9, 1999
| turnout =
| nominee1 = Achike Udenwa
| running_mate1 =
| party1 = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
| popular_vote1 = 388,680
| percentage1 =
| nominee2 =
| running_mate2 =
| party2 = All People's Party (Nigeria)
| popular_vote2 = 379,491
| percentage2 =
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Evan Enwerem
| before_party = NRC
| after_election = Achike Udenwa
| after_party = People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
}}
The 1999 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Achike Udenwa 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}}
Achike Udenwa 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 Imo State is elected using the plurality voting system.
Primary election
=PDP primary=
The PDP primary election was won by Achike Udenwa.{{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 1,627,939. Total number of votes cast was 799,248 while number of valid votes was 783,051. Rejected votes were 16,197.{{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=Achike Udenwa|party1=People's Democratic Party|votes1=388680
|cand2=|party2=All People's Party|votes2=379491
|invalid=16197
|electorate=1627939
|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]
}}