1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Ekiti State

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State

The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Ekiti State. Joseph Olatunji Ajayi representing Ekiti North and Ayo Oni representing Ekiti Central won on the platform of Alliance for Democracy, while Gbenga Aluko representing Ekiti South won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.[1][2][3]

## Overview

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Affiliation  | Party  | Total

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PDP | AD
Before Election  |  |  | 3
After Election  | 1  | 2  | 3

## Summary

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District  | Incumbent | Party  | Elected Senator  | Party

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Ekiti North  |  |  |  | Joseph Olatunji Ajayi |  | AD
Ekiti Central  |  |  |  | Ayo Oni |  | AD
Ekiti South  |  |  |  | Gbenga Aluko |  | PDP

## Results

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### Ekiti North

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The election was won by Joseph Olatunji Ajayi of the Alliance for Democracy.[4]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| AD | Joseph Olatunji Ajayi |  |
Total votes  |  |
| AD hold

### Ekiti Central

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The election was won by Ayo Oni of the Alliance for Democracy.[5]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| AD | Ayo Oni |  |
Total votes  |  |
| AD hold

### Ekiti South

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The election was won by Gbenga Aluko of the Peoples Democratic Party.[6]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Ekiti State  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| PDP | Gbenga Aluko |  |
Total votes  |  |
| PDP hold

## References

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1. ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1999". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
2. ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
3. ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
4. ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
5. ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
6. ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.