186:
79:
252:
72:
1431:
795:
27:
911:
of 135,739 voters, 133,529 voted for the parliamentary election. Observers reported, however, that up to the
Saturday afternoon no elections and only some polling stations had opened. Also, the counting time was very long compared with other countries pointed according to observers on possible
423:
620:
480:
450:
560:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1846:
615:
590:
535:
465:
455:
445:
605:
600:
595:
525:
520:
490:
460:
565:
555:
550:
540:
510:
505:
500:
485:
475:
470:
405:
1677:
1672:
610:
580:
575:
570:
545:
530:
440:
387:
877:
was a civilian president since 1999, after hanging up his uniform. Although he and his party were the clear favourites, he was accused of manipulating the ballot.
585:
515:
495:
832:
1419:
1939:
900:. Thus, in many cases votes were pre-filled or results were later amended. In some states those did not fulfil minimum standard for democratic elections.
1960:
1728:
1876:
1841:
1788:
1768:
1748:
1733:
1836:
1831:
776:
378:
950:
854:
758:
754:
225:
210:
108:
1970:
1798:
1793:
1783:
1778:
740:
1662:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1549:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1397:
717:
1496:
1481:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1068:
142:
41:
1965:
1920:
1574:
663:
396:
1975:
1925:
825:
670:
294:
1412:
1208:
1010:
364:
1826:
990:
1821:
1667:
1657:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1554:
1544:
1491:
1486:
1476:
707:
702:
697:
51:
1773:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1743:
1738:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1564:
1559:
903:
Nearly all opposition parties refused to recognise the result. The electoral committee noted for example that in the city
1106:
818:
805:
730:
345:
185:
1899:
1894:
1816:
1405:
985:
337:
78:
1291:
1030:
970:
371:
324:
307:
113:
766:
638:
1904:
651:
272:
265:
781:
1367:
1228:
1443:
1435:
683:
290:
242:
319:
1506:
1223:
945:
897:
874:
850:
771:
658:
221:
206:
90:
965:
858:
367:
355:
96:
1155:
913:
312:
251:
1121:
1025:
893:
799:
408:
130:
124:
71:
1954:
1101:
1063:
416:
1083:
1045:
744:
381:
1005:
908:
300:
1388:
1430:
870:
846:
904:
889:
uncovered an electoral fraud, finding five million false ballots.
886:
869:
New elections were organised for the first time for 15 years in
1401:
849:
on 19 April 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent
885:
Millions of people voted several times. The police in
896:, determined various irregularities in 11 of the 36
190:
States won by
Obasanjo (in green), and Buhari (blue)
1913:
1887:
1809:
1686:
1573:
1505:
1442:
861:by over 11 million votes. Voter turnout was 69.1%.
197:
1413:
826:
8:
18:
1420:
1406:
1398:
923:
833:
819:
237:
17:
1381:
1364:
1353:
1342:
1331:
1320:
1316:
1305:
892:International observers, including the
240:
1354:
1343:
1332:
1321:
928:
7:
857:, who defeated his closest opponent
845:Presidential elections were held in
1278:Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria
19:2003 Nigerian presidential election
1176:Movement for Democracy and Justice
14:
1961:Presidential elections in Nigeria
1429:
1246:Better Nigeria Progressive Party
793:
250:
184:
77:
70:
25:
991:All Progressives Grand Alliance
388:(List of members of the Senate)
1:
1142:All People's Liberation Party
1011:United Nigeria People's Party
1971:April 2003 events in Nigeria
1243:Iheanyichukwu Godswill Nnaji
737:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
424:List of members of the House
346:National Assembly of Nigeria
1050:Progressive Action Congress
986:Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
1992:
1391:African Elections Database
1368:African Elections Database
1296:Masses Movement of Nigeria
1292:Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo
1160:New Nigeria People's Party
873:by a civilian government.
1966:2003 elections in Nigeria
1940:State and local elections
1934:
1365:
1355:Registered voters/turnout
1317:
1306:
1192:African Renaissance Party
1107:People's Redemption Party
1069:National Democratic Party
1031:National Conscience Party
971:All Nigeria Peoples Party
951:People's Democratic Party
937:
934:
931:
855:People's Democratic Party
202:President before election
195:
182:
62:
35:
23:
1976:2003 elections in Africa
397:House of Representatives
1687:Gubernatorial elections
1262:National Action Council
1444:Presidential elections
1209:Democratic Alternative
1126:People's Mandate Party
755:Diplomatic missions of
671:Local Government Areas
1229:Nigeria Advance Party
1173:Muhammadu Dikko Yusuf
1436:Elections in Nigeria
1389:Elections in Nigeria
137:States carried
1333:Invalid/blank votes
925:
325:Federal Parastatals
243:Politics of Nigeria
20:
924:
800:Nigeria portal
153:Popular vote
120:Running mate
1948:
1947:
1373:
1372:
1224:Tunji Braithwaite
946:Olusegun Obasanjo
875:Olusegun Obasanjo
851:Olusegun Obasanjo
843:
842:
777:Visa requirements
731:Foreign relations
718:Political parties
690:Recent elections
433:State delegations
236:
235:
232:
231:
222:Olusegun Obasanjo
217:Elected President
207:Olusegun Obasanjo
178:
177:
91:Olusegun Obasanjo
58:
57:
1983:
1507:Senate elections
1434:
1433:
1422:
1415:
1408:
1399:
1392:
1386:
1205:Abayomi Ferreira
1139:Emmanuel Okereke
966:Muhammadu Buhari
926:
859:Muhammadu Buhari
835:
828:
821:
798:
797:
796:
379:Deputy President
368:Godswill Akpabio
254:
238:
198:
188:
97:Muhammadu Buhari
81:
74:
64:
63:
37:
36:
30:
29:
28:
21:
1991:
1990:
1986:
1985:
1984:
1982:
1981:
1980:
1951:
1950:
1949:
1944:
1930:
1909:
1888:Local elections
1883:
1810:State elections
1805:
1682:
1575:House elections
1569:
1501:
1438:
1428:
1426:
1396:
1395:
1387:
1383:
1378:
1156:Kalu Idika Kalu
922:
914:electoral fraud
883:
881:Electoral fraud
867:
839:
810:
806:Other countries
794:
792:
787:
786:
767:Nationality law
763:
751:
733:
723:
722:
712:
686:
676:
675:
664:State governors
654:
644:
643:
634:
626:
625:
437:
429:
415:Deputy Speaker
412:
402:
392:
375:
361:
351:
340:
330:
329:
313:Kashim Shettima
286:
278:
277:
268:
245:
224:
219:
209:
204:
196:
191:
183:
31:
26:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1989:
1987:
1979:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1953:
1952:
1946:
1945:
1943:
1942:
1935:
1932:
1931:
1929:
1928:
1923:
1917:
1915:
1911:
1910:
1908:
1907:
1902:
1897:
1891:
1889:
1885:
1884:
1882:
1881:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1813:
1811:
1807:
1806:
1804:
1803:
1796:
1791:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1690:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1579:
1577:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1511:
1509:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1448:
1446:
1440:
1439:
1427:
1425:
1424:
1417:
1410:
1402:
1394:
1393:
1380:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1370:
1363:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1341:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1319:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1122:Arthur Nwankwo
1119:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1028:
1026:Gani Fawehinmi
1023:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1008:
1003:
1000:
999:
996:
993:
988:
983:
980:
979:
976:
973:
968:
963:
960:
959:
956:
953:
948:
943:
940:
939:
936:
933:
930:
921:
918:
898:Federal States
894:European Union
882:
879:
866:
863:
841:
840:
838:
837:
830:
823:
815:
812:
811:
809:
808:
802:
789:
788:
785:
784:
779:
774:
769:
762:
761:
750:
749:
748:
747:
734:
729:
728:
725:
724:
721:
720:
715:
714:
713:
711:
710:
705:
700:
696:Parliamentary:
693:
687:
682:
681:
678:
677:
674:
673:
668:
667:
666:
655:
650:
649:
646:
645:
642:
641:
635:
632:
631:
628:
627:
624:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
436:
435:
428:
427:
420:
413:
409:Tajudeen Abbas
401:
400:
391:
390:
385:
376:
360:
359:
350:
349:
341:
336:
335:
332:
331:
328:
327:
322:
317:
316:
315:
308:Vice President
305:
304:
303:
287:
284:
283:
280:
279:
276:
275:
269:
264:
263:
260:
259:
256:
255:
247:
246:
241:
234:
233:
230:
229:
214:
193:
192:
189:
180:
179:
176:
175:
172:
167:
163:
162:
159:
154:
150:
149:
146:
138:
134:
133:
131:Chuba Okadigbo
128:
125:Atiku Abubakar
121:
117:
116:
111:
106:
102:
101:
99:
94:
87:
83:
82:
75:
68:
60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
33:
32:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1988:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1941:
1937:
1936:
1933:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1918:
1916:
1912:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
1892:
1890:
1886:
1880:
1879:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1814:
1812:
1808:
1802:
1801:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1767:
1765:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1691:
1689:
1685:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1580:
1578:
1576:
1572:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1508:
1504:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1432:
1423:
1418:
1416:
1411:
1409:
1404:
1403:
1400:
1390:
1385:
1382:
1375:
1369:
1360:
1357:
1349:
1346:
1338:
1335:
1327:
1324:
1312:
1309:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1271:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1259:Olapade Agoro
1258:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:Balarabe Musa
1100:
1098:
1097:
1093:
1090:
1088:Justice Party
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1064:Ike Nwachukwu
1062:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
1001:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
981:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
961:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
941:
927:
919:
917:
915:
910:
906:
901:
899:
895:
890:
888:
880:
878:
876:
872:
864:
862:
860:
856:
852:
848:
836:
831:
829:
824:
822:
817:
816:
814:
813:
807:
804:
803:
801:
791:
790:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
764:
760:
756:
753:
752:
746:
742:
739:
738:
736:
735:
732:
727:
726:
719:
716:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
695:
694:
692:
691:
689:
688:
685:
680:
679:
672:
669:
665:
662:
661:
660:
657:
656:
653:
648:
647:
640:
639:Supreme Court
637:
636:
630:
629:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
434:
431:
430:
425:
421:
418:
417:Benjamin Kalu
414:
410:
407:
404:
403:
399:
398:
394:
393:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
373:
369:
366:
363:
362:
358:
357:
353:
352:
348:
347:
343:
342:
339:
334:
333:
326:
323:
321:
318:
314:
311:
310:
309:
306:
302:
299:
298:
296:
292:
289:
288:
282:
281:
274:
271:
270:
267:
262:
261:
258:
257:
253:
249:
248:
244:
239:
228:
227:
223:
218:
215:
213:
212:
208:
203:
200:
199:
194:
187:
181:
173:
171:
168:
165:
164:
160:
158:
155:
152:
151:
147:
145:
144:
139:
136:
135:
132:
129:
127:
126:
122:
119:
118:
115:
112:
110:
107:
104:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
92:
88:
85:
84:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
65:
61:
54: →
53:
50:
48:
47:19 April 2003
45:
43:
40:←
39:
38:
34:
22:
16:
1877:
1799:
1471:
1384:
1084:Chris Okotie
1046:Sarah Jubril
902:
891:
884:
868:
844:
745:Yusuf Tuggar
652:Subdivisions
432:
395:
382:Barau Jibrin
354:
344:
273:Human rights
266:Constitution
220:
216:
205:
201:
169:
156:
140:
123:
89:
46:
15:
1914:Referendums
1344:Total votes
1322:Valid votes
1006:Jim Nwobodo
909:Niger delta
782:Visa policy
481:Cross River
338:Legislature
301:Bola Tinubu
166:Percentage
161:12,710,022
1955:Categories
1938:See also:
1376:References
1358:60,823,022
1347:42,018,735
1325:39,480,489
1310:39,480,489
1275:Pere Ajuwa
1189:Yahaya Ndu
975:12,710,022
955:24,456,140
865:Background
759:in Nigeria
285:Government
157:24,456,140
1336:2,538,246
995:1,297,445
929:Candidate
684:Elections
633:Judiciary
451:Akwa Ibom
365:President
291:President
1366:Source:
772:Passport
741:Minister
561:Nasarawa
86:Nominee
1837:1960−61
1832:1956−57
1111:100,765
1091:119,547
1073:132,997
1053:157,560
1035:161,333
1015:169,609
920:Results
907:in the
871:Nigeria
853:of the
847:Nigeria
616:Zamfara
591:Plateau
536:Katsina
466:Bayelsa
456:Anambra
446:Adamawa
406:Speaker
320:Cabinet
174:32.19%
67:
1350:100.00
1313:100.00
1195:11,565
1179:21,403
1163:23,830
1145:26,921
1129:57,720
659:States
606:Taraba
601:Sokoto
596:Rivers
526:Kaduna
521:Jigawa
491:Ebonyi
461:Bauchi
411:(APC)
356:Senate
170:61.94%
105:Party
1361:69.08
1328:93.96
1307:Total
1299:3,757
1281:4,473
1265:5,756
1249:5,987
1233:6,727
1213:6,932
978:32.19
958:61.94
935:Votes
932:Party
905:Warri
887:Lagos
566:Niger
556:Lagos
551:Kwara
541:Kebbi
511:Gombe
506:Enugu
501:Ekiti
486:Delta
476:Borno
471:Benue
419:(APC)
384:(APC)
141:25 +
1926:1961
1921:1959
1905:2022
1900:1953
1895:1950
1878:2023
1872:2019
1867:2014
1862:2011
1857:2007
1852:2003
1847:1999
1842:1964
1827:1954
1822:1953
1817:1951
1800:2023
1794:2022
1789:2021
1784:2020
1779:2019
1774:2018
1769:2017
1764:2016
1759:2015
1754:2014
1749:2013
1744:2012
1739:2011
1734:2010
1729:2009
1724:2008
1719:2007
1714:2003
1709:1999
1704:1991
1699:1983
1694:1979
1678:2023
1673:2019
1668:2015
1663:2011
1658:2007
1653:2003
1648:1999
1643:1998
1638:1992
1633:1983
1628:1979
1623:1964
1618:1959
1613:1954
1608:1947
1603:1943
1598:1938
1593:1933
1588:1928
1583:1923
1565:2023
1560:2019
1555:2015
1550:2011
1545:2007
1540:2003
1535:1999
1530:1998
1525:1992
1520:1983
1515:1979
1497:2023
1492:2019
1487:2015
1482:2011
1477:2007
1472:2003
1467:1999
1462:1993
1457:1983
1452:1979
1339:6.04
1302:0.01
1284:0.01
1268:0.01
1252:0.02
1236:0.02
1216:0.02
1198:0.03
1182:0.05
1166:0.06
1148:0.07
1132:0.15
1114:0.26
1094:0.30
1076:0.34
1056:0.40
1038:0.41
1018:0.43
998:3.29
708:2023
703:2019
698:2015
611:Yobe
581:Osun
576:Ondo
571:Ogun
546:Kogi
531:Kano
441:Abia
295:list
114:ANPP
52:2007
42:1999
621:FCT
586:Oyo
516:Imo
496:Edo
372:APC
226:PDP
211:PDP
143:FCT
109:PDP
1957::
916:.
757:/
743::
374:)
297:)
148:5
1421:e
1414:t
1407:v
938:%
834:e
827:t
820:v
426:)
422:(
370:(
293:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.