2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election

2003 gubernatorial election in Lagos State, Nigeria

2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Bola Tinubu | Funsho Williams |
Party  | AD | PDP
Running mate  | Femi Pedro |

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| Governor before election

Bola Tinubu

| Elected Governor

Bola Tinubu

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The 2003 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 19 April 2003.[1][2][3][4] Incumbent Governor AD's Bola Tinubu won election for a second term, defeating PDP's Funsho Williams and four other candidates.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Bola Tinubu emerged unopposed in the AD gubernatorial primary after all the aspirants stepped down. He had Femi Pedro as his running mate.[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Funsho Williams was the PDP candidate.[23]

## Electoral system

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

## Results

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A total of six candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[24] AD Governor Bola Tinubu won re-election for a second term, defeating PDP's Funsho Williams and four minor party candidates.[6][25][26][27][28]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,558,216.[29][6][5]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Bola Tinubu| Alliance for Democracy (AD)|
| Funsho Williams| People's Democratic Party|
| Lanre Rasaq| All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)|
| Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele| United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP)|
| Adewunmi Abbass| NCP|
| Dimejila Muren| ARP|
Total|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,558,216| –

## References

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12. ^ Bello, Niyi (July 20, 2017). "For Southwest PDP, it's time to repeat 2003 victories". The Guardian. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
13. ^ "NIGERIA: GOVERNOR BOLA TINUBU RETAINS HIS LAGOS SEAT IN ELECTION". Reuters. April 20, 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
14. ^ Ayeni, 'Tofe (July 27, 2020). "Nigeria's Bola Tinubu: the Kingmaker who would be King?". Lagos: The Africa Report. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
15. ^ "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-1999-2007". Lagos State Government. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
16. ^ "Impeachment of ex-Lagos Deputy Gov, Femi Pedro invalidated". Vanguard. December 31, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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19. ^ "BN Book Excerpt: The Formula For Wealth by Femi Pedro". BellaNaija.com. June 8, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
20. ^ "'Why we reversed Femi Pedro's impeachment' – Hon. S.O.B Agunbiade, Majority Leader, Lagos House of Assembly". Encomium. January 19, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
21. ^ Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. p. 160\. ISBN 9781481729291. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
22. ^ Emmanuel, Odang. "State Governors and Their Deputies". Rainbow Nigeria. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
23. ^ "Candidate for Lagos governorship murdered; violent election feared". The New Humanitarian. July 28, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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25. ^ Odili, Chuck E., ed. (September 6, 2003). "Nigerian State Elected Governors 2003". Nigeriaworld. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
26. ^ "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2005". US Department of State. March 8, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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29. ^ Aluko, Mobolaji E. (April 28, 2003). "A Preliminary Forensic Analysis of INEC's Website So Far". Dawodu.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

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