Yobe gubernatorial election
December 14, 1991
 
Nominee Bukar Ibrahim Sadiq Maina
Party SDP NRC
Popular vote 127,935 104,542
Elected Governor

Bukar Ibrahim
SDP

The 1991 Yobe State gubernatorial election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Bukar Ibrahim won the election, defeating NRC Sadiq Maina.[1][2][3][4]

Conduct

The gubernatorial election was conducted using an open ballot system. Primaries for the two parties to select their flag bearers were conducted on October 19, 1991.[5][6]

The election occurred on December 14, 1991. SDP candidate Bukar Ibrahim won the election, defeating NRC Sadiq Maina. Bukar Ibrahim polled 127,935 votes, while Sadiq Maina polled 104,542 votes.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "How we politicked in the past, by veterans". Daily Trust. March 9, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "CONTRADICTING ITSELF An Undemocratic Transition Seeks To Bring Democracy Nearer" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2009.
  4. ↑ "GOVERNORSHIP AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, DECEMBER 14, 1991" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Commission, Nigeria National Electoral; Iredia, Tonnie O. (1991). Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, December 14, 1991. National Electoral Commission.
  6. ↑ "GOVERNORSHIP AND HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, DECEMBER 14, 1991" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria - The Third Republic". countrystudies.us. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nigerian Vote Moves Populous African State Closer to Civilian Rule". Christian Science Monitor. July 7, 1992. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: Corroboration of state assembly and gubernatorial election results for Lagos State, December 1991". Refworld. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ Nwosu, Professor Humphrey N. (August 1, 2017). Laying the Foundation for Nigeria's Democracy: My Account of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election and Its Annulment. Page Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-63568-287-8.
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