1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election

August 2026 1979 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Nigeria October 2020 1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Anambra State gubernatorial election 1983 July 28, 1979 Jim Nwobodo Roy Umenyi Nigerian People's Party Christian Onoh National Party of Nigeria Governor Datti Sadiq Abubakar Nigerian military junta Jim Nwobodo NPP The 1979 Anambra State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng_governorship.html African Elections Database African Elections May 17, 2021 NPP's Jim Nwobodo won election for a first term to become Anambra State's first executive governor by defeating NPN's Christian Onoh, his closest contestant to win the contest.https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2007/mar/081.html ANAMBRA STATE AND THE ONE-TERM GOVERNOR SYNDROME March 8, 2007 Nwokoye, Chukwudi Nigeria World May 29, 2021 February 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230223114418/https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2007/mar/081.html deadhttp://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 subscriptionhttp://www.jimnwobodo.com/bio.htm Biography of Jim Nwobodo Jim Nwobodo May 27, 2021 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/02/25/20010225bac01.html Why the Past Does Not Count Ubani, Eziuche 25 February 2001 ThisDay May 27, 2021 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050115154314/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/02/25/20010225bac01.html January 15, 2005https://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/sport/sports-can-take-nigerian-youths-away-from-crime-says-jim-nwobodo/amp/ Sports can take Nigerian youths away from crime, says Jim Nwobodo Umeh, Kanayo Umeh Abuja September 20, 2018 May 29, 2021 The Guardianhttps://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 Jim Nwobodo emerged winner in the NPP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Roy Umenyi.https://blerf.org/index.php/biography/umenyi-engr-roy/ Umenyi, Engr. Roy Blerf January 26, 2017 May 31, 2021https://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 Anambra State is elected using the plurality voting system. Results There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) participated in the elections. Jim Nwobodo of the NPP won the contest by polling the highest votes, defeating NPN's Christian Onoh. https://www.sunnewsonline.com/anambra-guber-nwobodo-backs-nwoye/ Lagos, Nigeria Anambra guber: Nwobodo backs Nwoye October 21, 2017 May 29, 2021 The SunHart, 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. 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