1979 Kaduna State gubernatorial election

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1979 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
July 28, 1979
1983 
 
Nominee Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa Lawal Kaita
Party PRP NPN
Running mate Abba Musa Rimi
Popular vote 560,252 551,252
Percentage 45.14% 44.42%

Governor before election

Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa
Nigerian military junta

Elected Governor

Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa
PRP

The 1979 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979.[1] PRP's Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa won election for a first term to become Kaduna State's first executive governor leading by 45.14%, defeating NPN's Lawal Kaita who got 44.42% and the GNPP candidate with 10.44%, in the contest.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa emerged the PRP flag bearer in the primary election. His running mate was Abba Musa Rimi.[16][17]

Results

References

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