1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Bendel State, Nigeria October 2020 1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Bendel State gubernatorial election 1983 July 28, 1979 Ambrose Folorunsho Alli Unity Party of Nigeria Governor Abubakar Waziri Nigerian military junta Ambrose Folorunsho Alli UPN The 1979 Bendel State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.https://africanelections.tripod.com/ng_governorship.html African Elections Database African Elections May 17, 2021 UPN's Ambrose Alli won election for a first term to become Bendel 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://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/obaseki-leads-global-icons-to-ekpoma-for-ambrose-alli-memorial/ Lagos, Nigeria Obaseki leads global icons to Ekpoma for Ambrose Alli memorial September 21, 2018 May 28, 2021 Vanguardhttp://www.edoworld.net/Governors_1963_to_date.html Midwest/Bendel/Edo state Governors 1963-Date EdoWorld May 28, 2021https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/415354-election-30-notable-things-you-need-to-know-about-edo.html Election: 30 notable things you need to know about Edo September 18, 2020 May 28, 2021 Premium Timeshttps://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 Electoral system The Governor of Bendel 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. Ambrose Folorunsho Alli 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 Ambrose Folorunsho Alli Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) National Party of Nigeria (NPN) 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 Bendel State gubernatorial election Category:Bendel State gubernatorial elections Category:July 1979 in Nigeria Category:Edo State elections Category:Delta State elections Category:Edo State elections by year Category:Delta State elections by year Category:Bendel State elections