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Nigeria Elections of 99 andNi
geria Elections of 99 and0303
By: Muna Yaffai
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Contents of the Presentation
Basic facts about the election of 99 The candidates of the 99 presidential elections. Controversies in the 99 Nigerian Presidential
elections. Basic facts about the Congressional elections.
Basic facts about the election of 03 An overview of the Candidates of the 03 elections. Controversies in the election of 03
The impact of both elections on the Economyof the country.
The impact of both elections on theLegitimacy and Democracy in the Country.
Sources
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Basic Facts about the Presidential
election of 99
37.22%11,110,
287
Olu Falae
(AD) [AD-
APP]
62.78%18,738,
154
Olusegun
Obasanjo
(PDP)
% voters# of
voters
Candidates
(party)
(coalition)
February 27th
, 1999; theDemocratic party and Obasanjo
won the presidential elections.
The election ended the 47 year
rule by the military.
Registered Voters 57,938,945
Total Votes (Voter Turnout)
30,280,052 (52.3%)
Invalid/Blank Votes 431,611
Total Valid Votes 29,848,441
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The candidates of the 99 Nigerian Presidential elections
Obasanjo: Former Military General; the only one to step down
voluntarily 1979.
He was a candidate for the post of United Nations
Secretary General.
He retired, but was still involved in politics which led to him
being jailed in 95 and released in 98.
Why did he win?
Key supporters include; the Hausa-speaking north, many
retired and serving military officers.
He promised that the cause of democracy would be advanced
under his presidency.
"He will do it again"
Why did he lose his own home-region?
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The candidates of the 99 Nigerian Presidential elections
Falae: A technocrat and a moderate.
Falae is a product of the now faded academic excellence
of south-western Nigeria; and he studied in Yale.
Hes joint candidate of his own Alliance for Democracy and
the All Peoples Party
Falaes stance on the economy, education and resourse
distribution.
Falaes popularity
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Controversies of the 99 Presidential Elections. Falaes allegations
Election rigging
Few party agents and no election monitors.
More likely in the country side than in towns Voting started late
Olu Falae, has rejected the result of the vote,
accusing Mr Obasanjo's supporters of"monumental" vote-rigging.
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Basic Facts about the Legislative elections
of 1999
682,918,614203,015,827Alliance forDemocracy (AD)
747,364,763247,453,227All People's Party
(APP)
20613,289,9385913,917,193People's
Democratic Party
(PDP)
House
Seats
House
Votes
Senate
Seats
Senate
Votes
Party
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Basic Facts about the election of
03
39,480,489Total Valid Votes
2,538,246Invalid/Blank Votes
42,018,735 (69.1%)Total Votes (Voter
Turnout)
60,823,022Registered Voters
Obsanjo and the Democratic party won the elections again
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0.01%3,757Mojisola Adekunle Obasanjo (MMN)
0.01%4,473Pere Ajuwa (LDPN)
0.01%5,756Olapade Agoro (NAC)
0.02%5,987Iheanyichukwu Godswill Nnaji (BNPP)
0.02%6,932Tunji Braithwaite (NAP)
0.02%6,727Abayomi Ferreira (DA)
0.03%11,565Yahaya Ndu (ARP)
0.05%21,403Muhammadu Dikko Yusuf (MDJ)
0.06%23,830Kalu Idika Kalu (NNPP)
0.07%26,921Emmanuel Okereke (APLP)
0.15%57,720Arthur Nwankwo (PMP)
0.26%100,765Balarabe Musa (PRP)
0.30%119,547Chris Okotie (JP)
0.34%132,997Ike Nwachukwu (NDP)
0.40%157,560Sarah Jubril (PAC)
0.41%161,333Gani Fawehimi (NCP)
0.43%169,609Jim Nwobodo (UNPP)
3.29%1,297,445Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (APGA)
32.19%12,710,022Muhammadu Buhari (ANPP)
61.94%24,456,140Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)
% of Votes# of VotesCandidate (Party)
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The Candidates of the 03 elections Muhammadu Buhari
Age 64
Military ruler of Nigeria from 1984 to1985
Deposed in a coup Poor human rights record
Seen as incorruptible
Muslim from northern Nigeria
Why did he lose? Mainly because of his rule in 1984-5
And mainly because of the ruling party'striumph on 12 April.
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Controversies in the election of 03
Numerous cases of:
Electoral fraud
Malpractices;
Under-age voting,
Multiple voting...
Snatching of ballot boxes,
Falsification of results
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Elections of 1999
The 2003 Elections
61.9
32.2
3.3Matthew Olusegun FajinmiAremu Obasanjo PDP
Muhammadu Buhari
ANPP
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu APGA
Elections of 2003
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Impact of Election on the
ECONOMY From 1999 to 2005 more oil was being produced per day
However the consumption of it by the Nigerians is still the same
because of its less modernized refineries.
Paying their dues.
Obasanjo promised that the economy would get better, and it did
however only the rich profited from it.
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The impacts of both elections on the Legitimacy
and Democracy in the country
Support for Democracy %
81
71 68 65
1015
20 1710 12 11 13
0
10
20
30
40
50
6070
80
90
2000 2001 2003 2005
Years
%o
fp
eoplesupport
ing
democracy
Democracy is
preferable than any
other form of gov.
sometimes a non
democratic gov. is
preferable
I don't care, what Gov.
we have
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Continue the impacts of elections on Democracy
and Legitimacy
Satisfaction with Democracy
84
57
35
25
14
41
6171
0
1020
30
40
50
6070
80
90
2000 2001 2003 2005
Years
%s
atifaction(Legitm
acy
Very/Fairly satisfied
Not at all/Not very
satisfied
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