2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election

2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
Nigeria
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Nominee Sam Egwu Lawrence Nwauruku
Party PDP ANPP
Running mate Emmanuel Isu
Popular vote 768,674
Governor before election

Sam Egwu
PDP

Elected Governor

Sam Egwu
PDP

The 2003 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 19, 2003.[1][2][3][4][5] PDP's Sam Egwu won election for a first tenure, defeating Incumbent Governor, ANPP's Lawrence Nwauruku and two other candidates.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Sam Egwu emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. He retained Emmanuel Isu as his running mate.[18][19]

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