2008 Kogi State gubernatorial by-election
A by-election was held to elect a new governor of Kogi State on March 29, 2008.
The incumbent,
Umaru Yar'Adua ordered the Speaker of the Kogi State Assembly to take over as acting governor.[1]
Idris re-ran for the governorship on the PDP ticket, challenging Abubakar Audu (ANPP), Ramat Momoh (PAC) and Yusuf Obaje (DPP).
Results
| Kogi State gubernatorial by-election, March 29, 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes[2] | |||||
PDP
|
Ibrahim Idris | 518,581 | |||||
| ANPP | Abubakar Audu | 175,978 | |||||
| PAC | Ramat Momoh | 1,529 | |||||
| Democratic People's Party | Yusuf Obaje | 1,259 | |||||
References
- ^ "Speaker to act as governor in Nigerian state after poll nullification", Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), February 6, 2008.
- ^ Emakpe, Gowon (2008-03-31). "Idris Wins Kogi Governorship Election". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2010-02-09.