1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election

The 1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.[1] NPP's Jim Nwobodo won election for a first term to become Anambra State's first executive governor by defeating NPN's Christian Onoh, his closest contestant to win the contest.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election
July 28, 1979
 
Nominee Jim Nwobodo Christian Onoh
Party Nigerian People's Party National Party of Nigeria
Running mate Roy Umenyi
Governor before election

Datti Sadiq Abubakar
Nigerian military junta

 Elected Governor

Jim Nwobodo
NPP

Jim Nwobodo emerged winner in the NPP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Roy Umenyi.[15][16]

Electoral system

The Governor of Anambra State is elected using the plurality voting system.

Results

There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) participated in the elections. Jim Nwobodo of the NPP won the contest by polling the highest votes, defeating NPN's Christian Onoh.[2][17][3][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

CandidateParty
Jim NwobodoNigerian People's Party (NPP)
Christian OnohNational Party of Nigeria (NPN)
People's Redemption Party (PRP)
Total
Source: Africa Spectrum[3]

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