2003 Abia State gubernatorial election

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2003 Abia State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Nominee Orji Uzor Kalu
Eyinnaya Abaribe
Party
PDP
 ANPP
Running mate Chima Nwafor
Popular vote 540,983
Governor
before election

Orji Uzor Kalu

PDP

 Elected
Governor

Orji Uzor Kalu

PDP

The 2003 Abia State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.

Eyinnaya Abaribe, and two other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

PDP nomination at the primary election. His running mate was Chima Nwafor.[18][19]

Electoral system

The

plurality voting system
.

Results

A total of four candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[20] PDP candidate Orji Uzor Kalu won election for a second term, defeating three other candidates.[7][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,285,428. However, only 64.05% (i.e. 823,347) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[6][7]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Eyinnaya Abaribe
All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)
Onwuka KaluAll Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
Rowland NwaforPeoples Mandate Party (PMP)
Total540,983100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,285,428–
Source: Gamji,[20] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6]

References

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  8. ^ "PDP captures 27 states; ANPP-7; AD-1 l Obasanjo set for victory". Biafra Nigeria World.com. April 22, 2003. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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  10. ^ Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa (December 5, 2019). "Sen. Orji Kalu, ex-Nigerian governor, jailed 12 years over $20.9m fraud". africanews. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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