2003 Nigerian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in
Background
New elections were organised for the first time for 15 years in Nigeria by a civilian government. Olusegun Obasanjo was a civilian president since 1999, after hanging up his uniform. Although he and his party were the clear favourites, he was accused of manipulating the ballot.
Electoral fraud
Millions of people voted several times. The police in Lagos uncovered an electoral fraud, finding five million false ballots.
International observers, including the European Union, determined various irregularities in 11 of the 36 Federal States. Thus, in many cases votes were pre-filled or results were later amended. In some states those did not fulfil minimum standard for democratic elections.
Nearly all opposition parties refused to recognise the result. The electoral committee noted for example that in the city
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tunji Braithwaite | Nigeria Advance Party | 6,727 | 0.02 | |
| Iheanyichukwu Godswill Nnaji | Better Nigeria Progressive Party | 5,987 | 0.02 | |
| Olapade Agoro | National Action Council | 5,756 | 0.01 | |
| Pere Ajuwa | Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria | 4,473 | 0.01 | |
| Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo | Masses Movement of Nigeria | 3,757 | 0.01 | |
| Total | 39,480,489 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 39,480,489 | 93.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,538,246 | 6.04 | ||
| Total votes | 42,018,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 60,823,022 | 69.08 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
References
- ^ Elections in Nigeria African Elections Database
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