2003 Kwara State gubernatorial election

2003 gubernatorial election in Kwara State, Nigeria

2003 Kwara State gubernatorial election | <- 1999 | April 19, 2003 | 2007 ->

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Nominee  | Bukola Saraki | Mohammed Lawal |
Party  | PDP | ANPP
Running mate  | Joen Afolabi Ogundeji  | Simeon A.S.
Popular vote  | 322,242 | 199,855

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| Governor before election

Mohammed Lawal
ANPP

| Elected Governor

Bukola Saraki
PDP

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The 2003 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The PDP nominee Bukola Saraki won the election, defeating Mohammed Lawal of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1]

Bukola Saraki emerged PDP candidate. He picked Joen Afolabi Ogundeji as his running mate. Mohammed Lawal was the ANPP candidate with Simeon A.S. as his running mate.[2]

## Electoral system

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

## Primary election

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### PDP primary

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The PDP primary election was won by Bukola Saraki. He picked Joen Afolabi Ogundeji as his running mate.[3]

### ANPP primary

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The ANPP primary election was won by Mohammed Lawal. He picked Simeon A.S. as his running mate.

## Results

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A total number of 8 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.

The total number of registered voters in the state was 995,882. Total number of votes cast was 628,020, while number of valid votes was 589,940. Rejected votes were 38,080.[4][5][6]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Bukola Saraki| People's Democratic Party| 322,242| 61.72
| Mohammed Lawal| All Nigeria Peoples Party| 199,855| 38.28
Total| 522,097| 100.00
Valid votes| 522,097| 93.20
Invalid/blank votes| 38,080| 6.80
Total votes| 560,177| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 995,882| 56.25
Source: CCSU

## References

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1. ^ "Nigeria 2003 - Gubernatorial candidates". March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 11, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
2. ^ "PDP captures 27 states; ANPP-7; AD-1 l Obasanjo set for victory". April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
3. ^ "NIGERIAN STATE ELECTED GOVERNORS - 2003". nigeriaworld.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
4. ^ "NIGERIAN ELECTIONS 2003". www.gamji.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
5. ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
6. ^ "19 April 2003 Gubernatorial Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.