1979 Nigerian presidential election

1979 Nigerian presidential election

11 August 1979 1983 →

Nominee Shehu Shagari Obafemi Awolowo Nnamdi Azikiwe Party NPN UPN NPP Running mate Alex Ekwueme Philip Umeadi Ishaya Audu States carried 9 5 3 Popular vote 5,688,857 4,916,551 2,822,523 Percentage 33.77% 29.18% 16.75%

States won by Shagari (in blue), Awolowo (in red), Azikiwe (in green), Kano (in orange) and Ibrahim (in yellow)

President before election Olusegun Obasanjo Elected President Shehu Shagari NPN

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Presidential elections were held in Nigeria for the first time on 11 August 1979. The result was a victory for Shehu Shagari, whose National Party of Nigeria had won the parliamentary elections in July.^[1]