1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election information
1979 gubernatorial election in Rivers State, Nigeria
1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election
July 28, 1979
1983 →
Nominee
Melford Okilo
Party
NPN
Elected Governor
Melford Okilo
NPN
The 1979 Rivers State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. NPN candidate Melford Okilo won the election.[1][2]
^Joseph, Richard A. (1981). "The Ethnic Trap: Notes on the Nigerian Campaign and Elections, 1978-79". Issue: A Journal of Opinion. 11 (1/2). Cambridge University Press: 17–23. doi:10.2307/1166229. JSTOR 1166229.
^Okpu, Ugbana (1985). "Inter-Party Political Relations in Nigeria 1979-1983". Africa Spectrum. 20 (2). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 191–209. JSTOR 40174204.
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