1979 Imo State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Imo State, Nigeria October 2020August 2026 1979 Imo State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Imo State gubernatorial election 1983 July 28, 1979 Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe Bernard Amalaha Nigerian People's Party Collins Obi National Party of Nigeria Governor Sunday Ajibade Adenihun Nigerian military junta Samuel Mbakwe NPP The 1979 Imo State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979, in Nigeria.African Elections Database https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng_governorship.html May 17, 2021 African Elections NPP's Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe won election for a first term to become Imo State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition, NPN's Collins Obi,Ubaku, Kelechi C. Ezeifedi, Emmanuel U. Duru, Solomon S. September 2015 The Military in Politics: Assessing the Impact of Military Rule on Imo State, 1976-1999 https://www.ijrhss.org/pdf/v2-i9/5.pdf International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies 2 9 40–53 2394-6296 May 31, 2021 in the contest.Adeyemo, Ademola January 13, 2009 Where Are Second Republic Governors? http://allafrica.com/stories/200901140197.html?page=2 May 18, 2021 All Africa ThisDayTHE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83 http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/29.htm May 18, 2021 Countryside StudiesAondowase, Nyam 2015 AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/53451/Nyam_Analysis_2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y May 22, 2021 PDFNigerian States http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20100528072649/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm 28 May 2010 2021-05-23 World StatesmenOkpu Ugbana 1985 Inter-Party Political Relations in Nigeria 1979-1983 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40174204 JSTOR Africa Spectrum Sage Publications, Ltd. 20 191–209 40174204 May 28, 2021 2Joseph Richard A. 1981 The Ethnic Trap: Notes on the Nigerian Campaign and Elections, 1978-79 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1166229 JSTOR Issue: A Journal of Opinion Cambridge University Press 11 17–23 1166229 May 28, 2021 1/2 10.2307/1166229 subscription April 13, 2010 Rimi - Exit of a Glamorous Politician [column] TMCNET News https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/04/13/4724999.htm May 28, 2021Owete, Festus October 10, 2013 Solomon Lar's death depletes rank of Nigeria's Second Republic Governors https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/146343-solomon-lars-death-depletes-rank-of-nigerias-second-republic-governors.html May 30, 2011 Premium TimesCHIEF COLLINS OBIH V. CHIEF SAMUEL ONUNAKA MBAKWE & 2 ORS (SC 10/1983) [1984] 3 (13 JANUARY 1984); https://nigerialii.org/ng/judgment/supreme-court/1984/3 May 30, 2021 NigerialiiAssessing the Impact of Military Rule on Imo State, 1976-1999 https://www.ijrhss.org/pdf/v2-i9/5.pdf May 30, 2021 IJRHSS Adeniyi, Olusegun September 13, 2020 Helga Mbakwe-Nosiri: A Friend I Never Met https://medium.com/@Olusegunverdict/helga-mbakwe-nosiri-a-friend-i-never-met-131cdc9a8ebf May 30, 2020 MediumImo State Past Governors https://imostateweb.wixsite.com/imo-state/past-governors May 30, 2021 Imo State GovernmentAugust 7, 2019 Sam Onunaka Mbakwe: A True Igbo Leader https://www.theawarenessngr.com/news/details/5461/sam-onunaka-mbakwe-a-true-igbo-leader May 30, 2021 The AwarenessMarch 2025 medicmedicNjoku, Chris June 6, 2020 No past Imo governor has ever visited me — Victoria Mbakwe https://thenationonlineng.net/no-past-imo-governor-has-ever-visited-me-victoria-mbakwe/ Lagos, Nigeria May 31, 2021 The Nation Sam Mbakwe emerged winner in the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Bernard Amalaha (Amalaha was disqualified after the election and Isaac Uzoigwe was appointed in his stead).Iwuoha, Chidiebere July 28, 2014 Imolites extol deputy gov's exemplary qualities https://www.blueprint.ng/imolites-extol-deputy-govs-exemplary-qualities/ Abuja, Nigeria May 31, 2021 BlueprintOsuji, Chuks June 4, 2019 Madumere: He Who Laughs Last… https://thewhistler.ng/madumere-he-who-laughs-last/ May 31, 2021 The WhistlerEmmanuel, Odang State Governors and Their Deputies https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies-2/?_gl=1*1ks7sm*_ga*a3BDcWhmU3phVndTOUdnVVRxci10eVBOdC1uTmtXemRFN3Q3OHkxYk9WWHc4MnAtVDdnWEVyVXFERjFtVGV4cw May 31, 2021 Rainbow Nigeria President Shehu Shagari In 1979  was handed the new civilian government.Nigeria - THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83 http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/29.htm 2021-07-17 countrystudies.us Electoral system The Governor of Imo State is elected using the plurality voting system. Results There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) to participate in the election. Samuel Mbakwe of the NPP won the contest by polling the highest votes,April 21, 2014 Voting pattern in Imo State governorship election: A study of 2011 election http://garj.org/full-articles/voting-pattern-in-imo-state-governorship-election-a-study-of-2011-election.pdf?view=download May 30, 2021 GARJ PDFMay 9, 2020 I am Mbakwe's reincarnate — Gov Uzodimma https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/i-am-mbakwes-reincarnate-gov-uzodimma/ Lagos, Nigeria May 30, 2021 VanguardHart, C. 1993 The Nigerian Elections of 1983 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1161428 JSTOR Africa: Journal of the International African Institute 63 3 397–418 10.2307/1161428 1161428 145591693 subscription 33. 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The Nigerian Voice https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/265544/orlu-zone-for-24-years-e-e-uh-daa.html May 30, 2021Imo Guber 2019: "APC Cannot Win Even If They Raise Sam Mbakwe From The Dead"- PDP Chieftain, Onuegbu Imo Trumpeta -November 9, 2017 http://www.imotrumpeta.com/?p=15850 May 30, 2021Abolo, Greg August 29, 2019 Old Imo State: Remembering The Towering Legacies Of Sam Mbakwe's 4 Yrs 3 Months Old Govt https://www.theoasisreporters.com/old-imo-state-remembering-the-towering-legacies-of-sam-mbakwes-4-yrs-3-months-old-govt/ May 30, 2021Agbai, Gele February 23, 2015 ANALYSIS: Imo Guber 2015: A three-horse Race between Okorocha, Ihedioha, Ihenacho https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/177395-analysis-imo-guber-2015-a-three-horse-race-between-okorocha-ihedioha-ihenacho.html May 30, 2021 Premium TimesOnyekakeyah, Luke June 16, 2020 Can Uzodinma fit into Mbakwe's shoes? https://m.guardian.ng/opinion/can-uzodinma-fit-into-mbakwes-shoes/ Lagos, Nigeria May 31, 2021 The Guardian defeating NPN's Collins Obi. Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe Nigerian People's Party (NPP) Collins Obi National Party of Nigeria (NPN) Nwakama Okoro GARJ, Africa SpectrumPanter-Brick, K. 1979 Nigeria: The 1979 Elections http://www.jstor.org/stable/40173962 Africa Spectrum 14 3 323 40173962 May 20, 2021 References Category:Imo State gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial election 1979 Imo State gubernatorial election