2003 Taraba State gubernatorial election

The 2003 Taraba State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003. PDP candidate Jolly Nyame won the election, defeating ANPP Abubakar Saad and other 6 candidates.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

2003 Taraba State gubernatorial election
April 19, 2003
 
Nominee Jolly Nyame Abubakar Saad
Party PDP ANPP
Running mate Uba Maigari Ahmadu Daniel Musa Goyo
Popular vote 784,013 102,879
Governor before election

Jolly Nyame
PDP

 Elected Governor

Jolly Nyame
PDP

Results

Jolly Nyame from the PDP won the election. 8 candidates contested in the election.[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][25][43][44]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,026,950.[45]

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