1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Gongola State, Nigeria

1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election |  | 28 July 1979 | 1983 ->

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Nominee  | Abubakar Barde | Ahmed Ribadu  |
Party  | Great Nigeria People's Party | NPN
Running mate  | Wilberforce Juta |
Popular vote  | 309,775 | 225,310
Percentage  | 47.6% | 34.6%

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| Governor before election

Abdul Rahman Mamudu
Nigerian military junta

| Elected Governor

Abubakar Barde
GNPP

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The 1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election occurred on 28 July 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]

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

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

## Results

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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]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Abubakar Barde| Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP)| 309,775| 47.60
| Ahmadu Ribadu| National Party of Nigeria (NPN)| 225,310| 34.62
| Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)| 72,952| 11.21
| Nigerian People's Party (NPP)| 26,715| 4.11
| People's Redemption Party (PRP)| 15,973| 2.45
Total| 650,725| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 2,284,500| –
Source: Africa Spectrum[4]

## References

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