1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Cross River State, Nigeria May 2026 October 2020 1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Cross River State gubernatorial election 1983 July 28, 1979 Clement Nyong Isong Mathias Ofoboche National Party of Nigeria Governor Babatunde Elegbede Nigerian military junta Clement Isong NPN The 1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng_governorship.html African Elections Database African Elections May 17, 2021 NPN's Clement Isong won election for a first term to become Cross River State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition in the contest.http://allafrica.com/stories/200901140197.html?page=2 Where Are Second Republic Governors? ThisDay Adeyemo, Ademola All Africa January 13, 2009 May 18, 2021http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/29.htm THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83 Countryside Studies May 18, 2021 https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/53451/Nyam_Analysis_2015.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y AN ANALYSIS OF THE 2003 AND 2007 ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA Aondowase, Nyam 2015 PDF May 22, 2021http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm Nigerian States World Statesmen 2021-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100528072649/http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm 28 May 2010 liveOkpu Ugbana 1985 Inter-Party Political Relations in Nigeria 1979-1983 JSTOR Sage Publications, Ltd. Africa Spectrum 20 2 191–209 40174204 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40174204 May 28, 2021Joseph Richard A. 1981 The Ethnic Trap: Notes on the Nigerian Campaign and Elections, 1978-79 Cambridge University Press JSTOR Issue: A Journal of Opinion 11 1/2 17–23 10.2307/1166229 1166229 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1166229 May 28, 2021 subscriptionhttps://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/04/13/4724999.htm Rimi - Exit of a Glamorous Politician [column] April 13, 2010 TMCNET News May 28, 2021https://m.guardian.ng/opinion/isong-integrity-personified/ Lagos, Nigeria Isong: Integrity Personified Ekpu, Ray September 3, 2019 May 29, 2021 The GuardianCrippled giant: Nigeria since independence registration Osaghae, Eghosa E. Indiana University Press 1998 0-253-21197-2 144 May 29, 2021 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780253211972/page/144https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/146343-solomon-lars-death-depletes-rank-of-nigerias-second-republic-governors.html Solomon Lar's death depletes rank of Nigeria's Second Republic Governors Owete, Festus October 10, 2013 May 30, 2011 Premium Times Clement Isong emerged winner in the NPN gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Mathias Ofoboche.https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies/ State Governors and Their Deputies Emmanuel, Odang Rainbow Nigeria October 8, 2020 May 31, 2021 June 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213047/https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/10/08/state-governors-and-their-deputies/ dead Electoral system The Governor of Cross River 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. Clement Nyong Isong of the NPN won the contest by polling the highest votes.Hart, C. 1993 The Nigerian Elections of 1983 Africa: Journal of the International African Institute 63 3 397–418 JSTOR 10.2307/1161428 1161428 145591693 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1161428 subscriptionhttps://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/sub-saharan-africa-region/nigeria-1960-present/ 33. Nigeria (1960-present) University of Central Arkansas May 20, 2021 June 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210613133852/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/sub-saharan-africa-region/nigeria-1960-present/ dead https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/the-punch/20201129/282510071126719 Clement Isong Punch November 20, 2020 Press Reader May 29, 2021 Clement Isong National Party of Nigeria (NPN) Nigerian People's Party (NPP) Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP) Africa SpectrumPanter-Brick, K. 1979 Nigeria: The 1979 Elections Africa Spectrum 14 3 323 40173962 May 20, 2021 http://www.jstor.org/stable/40173962 References Category:Cross River State gubernatorial elections Cross River State gubernatorial election Category:July 1979 in Nigeria Category:Cross River State elections by year Category:Calabar Category:Politicians from Cross River State Category:Cross River State House of Representatives elections Category:Cross River State Senate elections