2008 Adamawa State gubernatorial by-election
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The 2008 Adamawa State gubernatorial by-election occurred on April 26, 2008.
PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Bala James Ngilari.[21]
Electoral system
The
plurality voting system
.
Results
There were 12 parties registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the re-run election.[2] The two main contenders were PDP Governor Murtala Nyako, who won the contest, and ACN's Markus Gundiri, who follows closely.[22][23][24]
Candidate | Party | |
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People's Democratic Party (PDP) | ||
Markus Gundiri | Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) | |
Joel Madaki | Labour Party (Nigeria) (LP) | |
Others | ||
Total | ||
Source: Online Nigeria[2] |
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