1983 Imo State gubernatorial election

1983 gubernatorial election in Imo State, Nigeria

1983 Imo State gubernatorial election | ← 1979 | August 13, 1983 | 1991 →

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Nominee  | Sam Mbakwe |  |
Party  | NPP |

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| Governor before election

Sam Mbakwe
NPP

| Elected Governor

Sam Mbakwe
NPP

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The 1983 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on August 13, 1983. The NPP nominee Sam Mbakwe won the election, defeating other candidates.[1][2][3][4]

Sam Mbakwe emerged NPP candidate.[5][6][7]

## Electoral system

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

## Primary election

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### NPP primary

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The NPP primary election was won by Sam Mbakwe.[8][9]

## Results

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Candidate| Party

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| Sam Mbakwe| Nigerian People's Party
Total
Source: World States Men

## References

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1. ^ "Nigeria: Where Are Second Republic Governors?". This Day. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
2. ^ Okpu, Ugbana (1985). "Inter-Party Political Relations in Nigeria 1979-1983". Africa Spectrum. 20 (2): 191–209\. ISSN 0002-0397. JSTOR 40174204.
3. ^ "Nigerian States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
4. ^ Emmanuel, Odang (September 19, 2020). "Nigeria Second Republic Governors - Rainbownigeria". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
5. ^ Hart, Christopher (1993). "The Nigerian elections of 1983". Africa. 63 (3): 397–418\. doi:10.2307/1161428. ISSN 1750-0184. JSTOR 1161428. S2CID 145591693.
6. ^ "33. Nigeria (1960-present)". uca.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
7. ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
8. ^ "Nigeria - THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83". countrystudies.us. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
9. ^ "THISDAYonline". December 2, 2005. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

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