Nigeria Elections of ’99 and ’03

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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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Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6508055.stm#cr

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