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1999 Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State

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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

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Affiliation Party Total
PDP ANPP
Before Election 3
After Election 0 3 3

Summary

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District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
Sokoto North Aliyu Abubakar ANPP
Sokoto East Bello Jibrin Gada ANPP
Sokoto South Abdallah Wali ANPP

Results

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Sokoto North

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The election was won by Aliyu Abubakar of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[4]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State
Party Candidate Votes %
ANPP Aliyu Abubakar
Total votes
ANPP hold

Sokoto East

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The election was won by Bello Jibrin Gada of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[5]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State
Party Candidate Votes %
ANPP Bello Jibrin Gada
Total votes
ANPP hold

Sokoto South

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The election was won by Abdallah Wali of the All Nigeria Peoples Party.[6]

1999 Nigerian Senate election in Sokoto State
Party Candidate Votes %
ANPP Abdallah Wali
Total votes
ANPP hold

References

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  1. ^ "NIGERIA: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 1999". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Elections in Nigeria". africanelections.tripod.com. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Africa Update". web.ccsu.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Uganwa, Austin (2014). NIGERIA FOURTH REPUBLIC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ISBN 978-1-4990-8875-5.
  5. ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "SENATORS". dawodu.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2021.