1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State
The 1999 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State was held on February 20, 1999, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Sokoto State. Aliyu Abubakar representing Sokoto North, Bello Jibrin Gada representing Sokoto East and Abdallah Wali representing Sokoto South all won on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[1][2][3]
Overview
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | ANPP | ||
| Before Election | 3 | ||
| After Election | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Summary
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sokoto North | Aliyu Abubakar | ANPP | ||||
| Sokoto East | Bello Jibrin Gada | ANPP | ||||
| Sokoto South | Abdallah Wali | ANPP | ||||
Results
Sokoto North
The election was won by Aliyu Abubakar of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Aliyu Abubakar | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Sokoto East
The election was won by Bello Jibrin Gada of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Bello Jibrin Gada | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
Sokoto South
The election was won by Abdallah Wali of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANPP | Abdallah Wali | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| ANPP hold | ||||
References
- ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1999". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.