2003 Nigerian general election
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The 2003 Nigerian general election was a nationwide poll that marked Nigeria’s second general election after the end of military rule, featuring multiple parties competing for the presidency, National Assembly, and state offices amid widespread reports of irregularities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2003 Nigerian general election canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| abbreviation | INEC-administered election ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
allegations of vote rigging
ⓘ
logistical problems ⓘ reports of electoral irregularities ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| electionType | multi-party ⓘ |
| endDate | 2003-05-03 ⓘ |
| federalCapitalTerritoryIncluded | Abuja ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2007 Nigerian general election ⓘ |
| follows | 1999 Nigerian general election ⓘ |
| governorshipElectionsHeldIn | 36 Nigerian states ⓘ |
| heldOn |
2003-04-12
ⓘ
2003-04-19 ⓘ 2003-05-03 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | second general election after end of military rule in Nigeria ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | People's Democratic Party ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection |
Obasanjo
ⓘ
surface form:
Olusegun Obasanjo
|
| legislativeBodyContested | National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberContested |
House of Representatives of Nigeria
ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria ⓘ |
| mainPresidentialCandidate |
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
ⓘ
Muhammadu Buhari ⓘ Obasanjo ⓘ
surface form:
Olusegun Obasanjo
|
| monitoredBy |
domestic election observers
ⓘ
international election observers ⓘ |
| occursDuring | transition to consolidated civilian rule in Nigeria ⓘ |
| officeContestedInPresidentialRace | President of Nigeria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fourth Republic of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Nigerian Republic
|
| positionContested |
House of Representatives seats
ⓘ
National Assembly seats ⓘ President of Nigeria ⓘ Senate seats ⓘ state Houses of Assembly seats ⓘ state governor offices ⓘ |
| presidentialCandidateParty |
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
ⓘ
surface form:
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu – All Progressives Grand Alliance
Muhammadu Buhari ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammadu Buhari – All Nigeria Peoples Party
Obasanjo ⓘ
surface form:
Olusegun Obasanjo – People's Democratic Party
|
| presidentialRunnerUp | Muhammadu Buhari ⓘ |
| presidentialWinner |
Obasanjo
ⓘ
surface form:
Olusegun Obasanjo
|
| presidentialWinnerParty | People's Democratic Party ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
continuation of People's Democratic Party dominance at federal level
ⓘ
re-election of Olusegun Obasanjo for a second term as president ⓘ |
| startDate | 2003-04-12 ⓘ |
| supervisingBody | Independent National Electoral Commission ⓘ |
| votingSystemLegislative | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| votingSystemPresidential | plurality voting ⓘ |
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