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National Election Results
 
19 April 2003 Governorship Elections in Nigeria
Election Results
 
 
 

State

Winning Candidate (Party)

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Abia

Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP)

540,983

67.27%

Adamawa

Boni Haruna (PDP)

623,520

68.55%

Akwa-Ibom

Obong Victor Attah (PDP)

1,028,764

76.87%

Anambra

Chris Ngige (PDP)

452,820

-

Bauchi

Adamu Mu'azu (PDP)

1,191,132

-

Bayelsa

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP)

698,644

93.93%

Benue

George Akume (PDP)

681,717

57.01%

Borno

Modu Ali Sherif (ANPP)

581,880

-

Cross River

Donald Duke (PDP)

1,193,290

-

Delta

     

Ebonyi

     

Edo

     

Ekiti

     

Enugu

     

Gombe

Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)

494,562

-

Imo

     

Jigawa

     

Kaduna

     

Kano

     

Katsina

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP)

892,340

54.52%

Kebbi

     

Kogi

     

Kwara

     

Lagos

     

Nassarawa

Abdullahi Amadu (PDP)

505,893

69.67%

Niger

     

Ogun

     

Ondo

     

Osun

Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP)

493,509

66.31%

Oyo

     

Plateau

Joshua Dariye (PDP)

364,903

-

Rivers

     

Sokoto

     

Taraba

     

Yobe

     

Zamfara

Ahmed Sani Yerima (ANPP)

829,954

79.21%

 
Abia State
Voter Turnout: 64.2%
Total Votes: 804,156

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP)

540,983

67.27%

Enyinnaya Abaribe (ANPP)

198,738

24.71%

Others

64,435

8.01%

 
Adamawa State
Voter Turnout: 74.7%
Total Votes: 909,606

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Boni Haruna (PDP)

623,520

68.55%

Adamo Mu'azu Modibo (ANPP)

282,352

31.04%

Others

3,734

0.41%

 
Akwa-Ibom State
Voter Turnout: 83.7%
Total Votes: 1,338,354

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Obong Victor Attah (PDP)

1,028,764

76.87%

Sampson Ime Umanah (ANPP)

197,369

14.75%

Idongesit Okon Nkanga (NDP)

109,254

8.16%

Others

2,967

0.22%

 
Anambra State
Voter Turnout: N/A
Total Votes: N/A

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Chris Ngige (PDP)

452,820

 

Peter Obi (APGA)

279,647

 

Others

   
 
Bauchi State
Voter Turnout: N/A
Total Votes: N/A

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Adamu Mu'azu (PDP)

1,191,132

 

Ibrahim Jarma (ANPP)

377,400

 

Others

   
 
Bayelsa State
Voter Turnout: 97.4%
Total Votes: 743,820

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP)

698,644

93.93%

Millionaire Abowei (ANPP)

29,581

3.98%

Others

15,595

2.10%

 
Benue State
Voter Turnout: 70.3%
Total Votes: 1,195,737

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

George Akume (PDP)

681,717

57.01%

Wantaregh Paul Unongo (ANPP)

443,957

37.13%

Others

70,063

5.86%

 
Borno State
Voter Turnout:
Total Votes:

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Modu Ali Sherif (ANPP)

581,880

 

Mala Kachalla (AD)

336,165

 

Ibrahim Kashim Imam (PDP)

341,537

 

Others

   
 
Cross River State
Voter Turnout: N/A
Total Votes: N/A

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Donald Duke (PDP)

1,193,290

 

Akpang Obi-Odu (NDP)

32,127

 

Others

   
 
Delta State
 
Ebonyi State
Edo State
Ekiti State
Enugu State
Gombe State
Voter Turnout: N/A
Total Votes: N/A

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Mohammed Danjuma Goje (PDP)

494,562

 

Abubakar Hashidu (ANPP)

468,273

 

Others

   
 
Imo State
Jigawa State
Kaduna State
Kano State
Katsina State
Voter Turnout: 67.0%
Total Votes: 1,636,824

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (PDP)

892,340

54.52%

Nura Kalil (ANPP)

742,582

45.37%

Others

1,902

0.12%

 
Kebbi State
Kogi State
Kwara State
Lagos State
Nassarawa State
Voter Turnout: 87.0%
Total Votes: 726,127

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Abdullahi Amadu (PDP)

505,893

69.67%

Aliyu Doma (ANPP)

108,588

14.95%

Haruna Abubakar (NDP)

102,289

14.09%

Others

9,357

1.29%

 
Niger State
Ogun State
Ondo State
Osun State
Voter Turnout: 58.6%
Total Votes: 744,219

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP)

493,509

66.31%

Adebisi Akande (AD)

237,041

31.85%

Others

13,669

1.84%

 
Oyo State
Plateau State
Voter Turnout: N/A
Total Votes: N/A

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Joshua Dariye (PDP)

364,903

 

Jonah Jang (ANPP)

   

Damishi Sango (AD)

   

Others

   
 
Rivers State
Sokoto State
Taraba State
Yobe State
Voter Turnout: 62.3%
Total Votes: 548,236
 
Zamfara State
Voter Turnout: 72.5%
Total Votes: 1,047,734

Candidate

Number of Votes

% of Votes

Ahmed Sani Yerima (ANPP)

829,954

79.21%

Bala Mande (PDP)

210,143

20.06%

Others

7,637

0.73%

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