1979 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Kaduna State, Nigeria

1979 Kaduna State gubernatorial election |  | July 28, 1979 | 1983 ->

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Nominee  | Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa | Lawal Kaita |
Party  | PRP | NPN
Running mate  | Abba Musa Rimi |
Popular vote  | 560,252 | 551,252
Percentage  | 45.14% | 44.42%

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| Governor before election

Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa
Nigerian military junta

| Elected Governor

Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa
PRP

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The 1979 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.[1] PRP's Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa won election for a first term to become Kaduna State's first executive governor leading by 45.14%, defeating NPN's Lawal Kaita who got 44.42% and the GNPP candidate with 10.44%, in the contest.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa emerged the PRP flag bearer in the primary election. His running mate was Abba Musa Rimi.[16][17]

## Electoral system

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The Governor of Kaduna 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. Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa of the PRP won the contest by polling 45.14% of the votes, and was closely followed NPN's candidate, Lawal Kaita. There were 3,420,839 registered electorates. The total votes cast was 1,241,437.[2][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa| People's Redemption Party (PRP)| 560,252| 45.14
| National Party of Nigeria (NPN)| 551,252| 44.42
| Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP)| 129,580| 10.44
| Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)|
| Nigerian People's Party (NPP)|
Total| 1,241,084| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 3,420,839| –
Source: Africa Spectrum,[2] JILI[18]

## References

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