1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election

The 1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.[1] GNPP's Abubakar Barde won election for a first term to become Gongola State's first executive governor leading with 47.6%, defeating main opposition NPN's candidate, Ahmed Mahmudu Ribadu,[2][3] who polled 34.6% in the contest.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election
July 28, 1979
 
Nominee Abubakar Barde Ahmed Ribadu
Party Great Nigeria People's Party National Party of Nigeria
Running mate Wilberforce Juta
Popular vote 309,775 225,310
Percentage 47.6% 34.6%
Governor before election

Abdul Rahman Mamudu
Nigerian military junta

 Elected Governor

Abubakar Barde
GNPP

Abubakar Barde emerged GNPP's flag bearer after defeating his closest contestant, Wilberforce Juta, who later became his running mate, at the party primary election by a margin of just three votes.[2][15][16][17][18]

Electoral system

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

Results

Three of the five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) participated in the election. Abubakar Barde of the GNPP won the contest by polling the highest votes of 47.6%. The total number of registered electorates was 2,284,500. A total of 650,725 votes were cast.[4][19][20][21][22]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Abubakar BardeGreat Nigeria People's Party (GNPP)309,77547.60
National Party of Nigeria (NPN)225,31034.62
Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)72,95211.21
Nigerian People's Party (NPP)26,7154.11
People's Redemption Party (PRP)15,9732.45
Total650,725100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,284,500–
Source: Africa Spectrum[4]

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