1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Gombe State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Gombe State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Gombe State. Saidu Kumo representing Gombe Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Umar Usman Dukku representing Gombe North and Idris Abubakar representing Gombe South won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1][2][3]
Overview[edit]
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | ANPP | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Summary[edit]
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gombe Central | Saidu Kumo | PDP | ||||
| Gombe South | Idris Abubakar | ANPP | ||||
| Gombe North | Umar Usman Dukku | ANPP | ||||
Results[edit]
Gombe Central[edit]
The election was won by Saidu Kumo of the Peoples Democratic Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Saidu Kumo | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| PDP hold | ||||
Gombe South[edit]
The election was won by Idris Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Idris Abubakar | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Gombe North[edit]
The election was won by Umar Usman Dukku of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Umar Usman Dukku | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Replacement[edit]
Idris Abubakar representing Gombe South, died on the 11th of December 2002 and was replaced by Tawar Umbi Wada of the PDP
References[edit]
- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2003". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on 2003-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-22.