2003 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election

2003 gubernatorial election in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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

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Nominee  | Abdullahi Adamu | Aliyu Doma |
Party  | PDP | ANPP
Running mate  | Labaran Maku | Chris Abashi
Popular vote  | 505,893 | 108,588

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| Governor before election

Abdullahi Adamu
PDP

| Elected Governor

Abdullahi Adamu
PDP

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The 2003 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 19, 2003. The PDP nominee Abdullahi Adamu won the election, defeating Aliyu Doma of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1]

Abdullahi Adamu emerged PDP candidate. He picked Labaran Maku as his running mate. Aliyu Doma was the ANPP candidate with Chris Abashi as his running mate.[2]

## Electoral system

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The Governor of Nasarawa 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 Abdullahi Adamu. He picked Labaran Maku as his running mate.[3]

### ANPP primary

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The ANPP primary election was won by Aliyu Doma. He picked Chris Abashi 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 852,626. Total number of votes cast was 741,590, while number of valid votes was 726,127. Rejected votes were 15,463.[4][5][6]

Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Abdullahi Adamu| People's Democratic Party| 505,893| 82.33
| Aliyu Doma| All Nigeria Peoples Party| 108,588| 17.67
Total| 614,481| 100.00
Valid votes| 614,481| 97.55
Invalid/blank votes| 15,463| 2.45
Total votes| 629,944| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 852,626| 73.88
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.