2003 Borno State gubernatorial election

2003 gubernatorial election in Borno State, Nigeria

2003 Borno State gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Ali Modu Sheriff | Mala Kachalla |
Party  | ANPP | AD
Running mate  | Adamu Dibal  |
Popular vote  | 581,880 |

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| Governor before election

Mala Kachalla

| Elected Governor

Ali Modu Sheriff
ANPP

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The 2003 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] Incumbent governor, ANPP's Ali Modu Sheriff won election for a second term, defeating AD's Mala Kachalla and three other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Sheriff allegedly sought for Boko Haram's assistance to win the election.[12][13][14][15][16]

Ali Modu Sheriff emerged the ANPP candidate in the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

## Electoral system

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

## Results

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A total of four candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[25] ANPP candidate, Ali Modu Sheriff, defeated the incumbent governor and three others to win the election.[7][26][27][28][29]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,156,019. However, only 37.92% (i.e. 817,533) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[6][7]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Ali Modu Sheriff| All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)| 581,880| 100.00
| Mala Kachalla| Alliance for Democracy (AD)|
| Kashim Ibrahim-Imam| People's Democratic Party (PDP)|
| United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)|
| Abdulwahab Mohammed| African Renaissance Party (ARP)|
| Comrade Shettima| National Democratic Party (NDP)|
Total| 581,880| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 2,156,019| –
Source: Gamji,[25] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6]

## References

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