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The 2003 Borno State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] Incumbent governor, ANPP's Ali Modu Sheriff won election for a second term, defeating AD's Mala Kachalla and three other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11] Sheriff allegedly sought for Boko Haram's assistance to win the election.[12][13][14][15][16]
Ali Modu Sheriff emerged the ANPP candidate in the gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
The Governor of Borno State is elected using the plurality voting system.
A total of four candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.[25] ANPP candidate, Ali Modu Sheriff, defeated the incumbent governor and three others to win the election.[7][26][27][28][29]
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,156,019. However, only 37.92% (i.e. 817,533) of registered voters participated in the exercise.[6][7]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ali Modu Sheriff | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) | 581,880 | 100.00 | |
Mala Kachalla | Alliance for Democracy (AD) | |||
Kashim Ibrahim-Imam | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | |||
United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) | ||||
Abdulwahab Mohammed | African Renaissance Party (ARP) | |||
Comrade Shettima | National Democratic Party (NDP) | |||
Total | 581,880 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,156,019 | – | ||
Source: Gamji,[25] Africa Update,[7] Dawodu[6] |