1979 Benue State gubernatorial election

1979 gubernatorial election in Benue State, Nigeria October 2020August 2026 1979 Benue State gubernatorial election presidential no 1983 Benue State gubernatorial election 1983 July 28, 1979 Aper Aku Isah Odoma National Party of Nigeria Governor Adebayo Lawal Nigerian military junta Aper Aku NPN The 1979 Benue 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 Aper Aku won election for a first term to become Benue 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, 2021http://greaterbenue.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=117 Government of Benue State Mr. Aper Aku May 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711123642/http://greaterbenue.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=117# 2011-07-11 dead http://www.iambenue.com/benue-state/benue-state/benue-state-governors/ Benue State Governors I Am Benue May 29, 2021http://allafrica.com/stories/201002081434.html Benue - Real Or Mystic Food Basket Daily Champion All Africa Lagos Agbo, Francis Ottah February 7, 2010 May 29, 2021https://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 Aper Aku emerged the NPN candidate at the gubernatorial primary election, after defeating Isaac Shaahu and George Atedze.https://kennaija.com/5-civilian-governors-in-benue-state-and-their-impacts-they-made-during-their-tenures/ 5 Civilian Governors in Benue State and the Impact they made During their Tenures Ken9ja February 12, 2021 May 29, 2021 His running mate was Isah Odoma.https://peoplesdailyng.com/aper-aku-the-rise-of-minority-politics-in-nigeria-i/ Abuja, Nigeria Aper Aku: The Rise of Minority Politics in Nigeria (I) Peoples Daily December 2, 2014 May 29, 2021July 2026 InternetArchiveBot 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 Benue State is elected using the plurality voting system. Results There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) which participated in the election. Aper Aku 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://naija.yafri.ca/opinion-gov-ortom/ Opinion: Inspiring stories out of Benue state April 24, 2017 YNaija May 29, 2021https://naija.yafri.ca/collins-uma-aper-aku-greatest-man-to-ever-serve-as-governor-of-benue-state-y-frontpage/ Collins Uma: Aper Aku – Greatest man to ever serve as Governor of Benue state (Y! Frontpage) February 3, 2014 Uma, Collins YNaija May 29, 2021 Aper Aku 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 Category:Benue State gubernatorial elections Benue State gubernatorial election Benue State gubernatorial election