1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Rivers State, Nigeria May 2021 May 2026 1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Rivers State gubernatorial election 1983 July 28, 1979 Melford Okilo NPN Governor Melford Okilo NPN The 1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. NPN candidate Melford Okilo won the election.Joseph Richard A. 1981 The Ethnic Trap: Notes on the Nigerian Campaign and Elections, 1978-79 Cambridge University Press Issue: A Journal of Opinion 11 1/2 17–23 10.2307/1166229 1166229Okpu Ugbana 1985 Inter-Party Political Relations in Nigeria 1979-1983 Sage Publications, Ltd. Africa Spectrum 20 2 191–209 40174204 Results Melford Okilo representing NPN won the election. The election held on July 28, 1979.Nigeria: Where Are Second Republic Governors? https://allafrica.com/stories/200901140197.html live 2021-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161632/https://allafrica.com/stories/200901140197.html June 4, 2011Nigeria - THE SECOND REPUBLIC, 1979-83 http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/29.htm 2021-05-20 countrystudies.usPanter-Brick Keith 1979 Nigeria: The 1979 Elections Sage Publications, Ltd. Africa Spectrum 14 3 317–335 40173962Nigerian States https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm 2021-05-20 www.worldstatesmen.orgEmmanuel Odang Nigeria Second Republic Governors - Rainbownigeria September 19, 2020 https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/09/19/nigeria-second-republic-governors/ 2021-05-20 en-US April 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210428000147/https://rainbownigeria.com/2020/09/19/nigeria-second-republic-governors/ dead References Category:Rivers State gubernatorial elections Rivers State gubernatorial election Rivers State gubernatorial election