The 1999 Jigawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Ibrahim Saminu Turaki won the election, defeating Sule Lamido, the PDP candidate.
Ibrahim Saminu Turaki emerged as the APP nominee, while Sule Lamido was the PDP's nominee.
Electoral system The Governor of Jigawa State is elected using the plurality voting system. The winner must however get 25% of the total vote cast in 2/3 of the local governments.
Primary election APP primary The APP primary election was won by Ibrahim Saminu Turaki.
The PDP primary election was won by Sule Lamido.
Results The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,568,423. Total number of votes cast was 540,764 while number of valid votes was 540,764. Rejected votes were 0.
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