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1999 gubernatorial election in Lagos State, Nigeria
1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 9 January 1999. The
AD nominee
Bola Tinubu won the election defeating the
PDP candidate.
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Bola Tinubu emerged
AD candidate.
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Electoral system
The
Governor of Lagos State is elected using the
plurality voting system .
Primary election
AD primary
The AD
primary election was won by
Bola Tinubu .
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Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,093,143. Total number of votes cast was 1,184,372, while number of valid votes was 1,149,375. Rejected votes were 34,997.
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Candidate Party Votes %
Bola Tinubu
Alliance for Deomocracy 841,732 81.99
Dapo Sarumi
People's Democratic Party 184,900 18.01 Total 1,026,632 100.00 Valid votes 1,026,632 96.70 Invalid/blank votes 34,997 3.30 Total votes 1,061,629 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,093,143 25.94 Source:
Nigeria World ,
IFES ,
Semantics Scholar
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