1979 Kano State gubernatorial election

1979 Kano State gubernatorial election
July 28, 1979
 
Nominee Abubakar Rimi
Party PRP
Running mate Ibrahim B.B Farouk
Elected Governor

Abubakar Rimi
PRP

The 1979 Kano State gubernatorial election took place on July 28, 1979.[1] People's Redemption Party (PRP) candidate Abubakar Rimi won the election.[2]

Abubakar Rimi was elected the PRP Deputy National Secretary in December 1978 at Lagos.[3][4] He became the gubernatorial candidate of the party on June 25, 1979.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "BNW Magazine: Alhaji Abubakar Rimi in Conversation with Helon Habila: The Chinua Achebe Foundation Interview Series #2 Nigeria: A Meeting of the Minds Biafra Nigeria World :@ Biafra NigeriaWorld". magazine.biafranigeriaworld.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ Panter-Brick, Keith (1979). "Nigeria: The 1979 Elections". Africa Spectrum. 14 (3). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 317–335. JSTOR 40173962.
  3. ↑ "Rimi's giant footprints: Tribute to the last great leader". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Nigeria: Information on the treatment of current members and supporters of the National Democratic Coalition (NDC) and other political parties since the death of Sani Abacha, including information about new arrests under Abdulsalam Abubakar". Refworld. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "3 Nigerian Parties Call Results of Election Fraudulent". The New York Times. August 20, 1979. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "President Shehu Shagari's National Party of Nigeria won further..." UPI. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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