1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election

May 2026 1979 gubernatorial election in Gongola State, Nigeria October 2020 1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election 1983 28 July 1979 Abubakar Barde Wilberforce Juta Great Nigeria People's Party 309,775 47.6% Ahmed Ribadu National Party of Nigeria 225,310 34.6% Governor Abdul Rahman Mamudu Nigerian military junta Abubakar Barde GNPP The 1979 Gongola State gubernatorial election occurred on 28 July 1979.https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng_governorship.html African Elections Database African Elections May 17, 2021 GNPP's Abubakar Barde won election for a first term to become Gongola State's first executive governor leading with 47.6%, defeating main opposition NPN's candidate, Ahmed Mahmudu Ribadu,http://www.gamji.com/article5000/NEWS5057.htm Adamawa Governorship 2007; A Fuzzy Rumble, Steep Marathon! Muhammad, Zayyad I. Gamji May 28, 2021https://newsdiaryonline.com/analysis-nuhu-ribadu-adamawa-s-urgent-need-paradigm-shift/ Abuja, Nigeria Analysis: Nuhu Ribadu And Adamawa 's Urgent Need For Paradigm Shift May 28, 2021 News Diary who polled 34.6% 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 subscriptionhttp://www.pointblanknews.com/artopn1694.html August 31, 2009 Point Blank News SACKING OF THE FIVE BANKS MANAGING DIRECTORS: IS THE WHOLE THING DECEITFUL? Ubochi, Temple Chima May 28, 2021https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20190103/281578061792768 Adamawa and Politics of Bandwagon ThisDay January 3, 2019 Press Reader May 28, 2021https://dailytrust.com/reminiscences-with-alhaji-abubakar-hamidu-girei Reminiscences With Alhaji Abubakar Hamidu Girei March 16, 2020 May 28, 2021 Daily Trusthttps://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2010/04/13/4724999.htm Rimi - Exit of a Glamorous Politician [column] April 13, 2010 TMCNET News May 28, 2021 Abubakar Barde emerged GNPP's flag bearer after defeating his closest contestant, Wilberforce Juta, who later became his running mate, at the party primary election by a margin of just three votes.https://dailypost.ng/2020/08/15/adamawa-declares-3-day-mourning-as-former-gov-wilberforce-juta-dies/ Lagos, Nigeria Adamawa declares 3-day mourning as former Gov Wilberforce Juta dies August 15, 2020 Ochetenwu, Jim May 28, 2021 Daily Posthttp://newsloungeng.com/a-former-governor-juta-is-dead/ A Former Governor, Juta Is Dead August 16, 2020 News Lounge May 28, 2021 3 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240203081710/http://newsloungeng.com/a-former-governor-juta-is-dead/ deadhttps://www.thexpressng.com/2020/08/16/ex-gongola-gov-wilberforce-juta-is-dead/ Ex-Gongola gov, Wilberforce Juta is dead Segun August 16, 2020 The Nigerian Express May 28, 2021 14 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210114060404/https://www.thexpressng.com/2020/08/16/ex-gongola-gov-wilberforce-juta-is-dead/ deadhttps://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/general/845840-breaking-former-nigerian-governor-dies-after-brief-illness.html Breaking: Former Nigerian governor dies after brief illness August 15, 2020 Madison, Rachel May 28, 2021 Electoral system The Governor of Gongola State is elected using the plurality voting system. Results Three of the five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) participated in the election. Abubakar Barde of the GNPP won the contest by polling the highest votes of 47.6%. The total number of registered electorates was 2,284,500. A total of 650,725 votes were cast.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. 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