JUNE 12 ,1993 Presidential election : NRC ( TOFA ) Vs SDP (ABIOLA)
Today is the 19th year anniversary of that historical election . Here we bring to you the entire results , from NRC/SDP presidential primaries to general election results - state by state.
Flashback on Nigeria's aborted third Republic:
...while NRC held their Presidential primary on March 27 1993 in the Port Harcourt-Rivers State at the Civic center , SDP held theirs in Jos- Plateau State, at the Stadium .
It is of note that none of the Political Parties was able to produced a clear winner in the first ballot .below are the results:
NRC:
A. First Ballot;
Alhaji Bashir Tofa................4,472 votes.
Dr. Joe Nwodo...................1,813 votes.
Chief Pere Ajuwa...............1,404 votes.
SDP:
Chief M.K.O. Abiola...........3,617 votes.
Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe.....3,225 votes.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.......2,066 votes.
B. Second Ballot;
NRC:
Alhaji Bashir Tofa............4,281 votes.
Chief Pere Ajuwa.........575 votes.
Dr. Joe Nwodo..............99 votes.
SDP:
Chief M.K.O. Abiola ........2,683 votes.
Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe....2,456 votes.
( Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had stepped down after the first ballot).
Alhaji Bashir Tofa was declared the Presidential candidate of NRC ,
while Chief M.K.O. Abiola was declared the Presidential candidate of SDP for the June 12, 1993 Presidential election.
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The General election:
. Still on flashback of Nigerian aborted third Republic.
The result of the Presidential election of June 12 1993 ...Abiola(SDP) Vs Tofa (NRC)
STATE. Registered voters. NRC. SDP. Total
1- Abia State:
Total Registered voters =991,569.
NRC votes= 151,227 (58.96%)
SDP votes =105,273 (41.04%).
Total votes cast= 256,500.
2- Adamawa State:
Total Registered voters =954,680.
NRC votes=163,921(52.92%)
SDP votes =147,000(47.28%).
Total votes cast =310,921
3- Akwa Ibom State:
Total Registered voters =1,032,995.
NRC votes =199,342(48.14%).
SDP= 214,787(51.86%).
Total votes cast= 414,202
4- Anambra State:
Total Registered voters =1,248,226
NRC votes = 159,256(42.89%).
SDP votes = 212,024(57.11)
Total votes cast= 371,282
5- Bauchi State :
Total Registered voters=
2,048,627
NRC votes =513,077 (60.56%)
SDP votes =334,197(39.44%)
Total votes cast =847,274
6- Benue State :
Total Registered Voters =1,297,072.
NRC votes =186,302(43.0%).
SDP votes =246,830(57.0%).
Total votes cast =433,132
7- Borno State:
Total Registered votes= 1,222,533
NRC votes= 128,684(45.68%).
SDP votes =153,495 (54.4%).
Total votes cast=282,179
8- Cross River State:
Total Registered votes=876,599
NRC votes=148,079(44.62%)
SDP votes =183,803(55.38%).
Total votes cast= 331,882
9- Delta State:
Total Registered voters =1,155,182.
NRC votes= 145,001(30.7%).
SDP votes = 327,278(69.3%).
Total votes cast = 472,278
10- Edo State:
Total Registered voters =
912,680.
NRC votes =103,572(3.0%).
SDP votes = 205,407(66.0%).
Total votes cast= 308,979
11- Enugu State :
Total Registered voters =1,291,750
NRC votes =233,281((54.60%).
SDP votes =193,969 (45.40%)
Total votes cast =427,250
12- Imo State:
Total Registered voters =1,141,630
NRC votes =193,202(55.22%)
SDP votes =156,700(44.78%).
Total votes cast= 349,902
13- Jigawa State :
Total Registered voters = 1,230,215.
NRC votes =89,836(39.3%).
SDP votes =138,552.(60.7%)
Total votes cast= 228,388
14- Kaduna State :
Total Registered voters = 1,614,258.
NRC votes = 336,860
SDP votes= 389,713.
Total votes cast= 726,573
15- Kano State :
Total votes cast =2,583,057
NRC votes= 154,809(48%).
SDP votes = 169,619(52%)
Total votes cast= 324,428
16- Katsina State:
Total Registered voters = 1,661,132.
NRC votes =271,077(61.30%).
SDP votes =171,169(38.70%).
Total votes cast: 442,246
17- Kebbi State:
Total Registered voters =824,254.
NRC votes =174,609(71.32%)
SDP votes =70,209(28.68%).
Total votes cast=244,817
18- Kogi State :
Total Registered voters= 978,019
NRC votes=265,732(54.4%)
SDP votes= 222,760( 45.6%).
Total votes cast.=488,492
19- Kwara State :
Total Registered Voters =669,625.
NRC votes =80,209(22.76%)
SDP votes :272,270(77.24%).
Total votes cast=352,479
20- Lagos State :
Total Registered voters =2,395,421
NRC votes= 149,432(14.46%)
SDP votes= 883,965(83.54%).
Total votes cast= 1,033,970
21- Niger State:
Total Registered voters =1,002,173.
NRC votes= 221,437(62%).
SDP votes= 136,350(38.0%).
Total votes cast=357,787
22- Ogun state :
Total Registered voters =941,889.
NRC votes =59,246(12.19%)
SDP votes =426,725(83.53%)
Total votes cast=
23- Ondo State :
Total Registered voters =1,767,896.
NRC votes= 160,994(16.5%)
SDP votes = 803,024(83.30%).
Total votes cast = 964,018
24- Osun State:
Total Registered votes= 1,056,690.
NRC votes= 72,068(16.5%)
SDP votes= 365,266(83.52%)
Total votes cast= 437,334
25- Oyo state:
Total Registered voters =1,579,280
NRC votes= 105,788(16.48%).
SDP votes= 536,011(83.52%).
Total votes cast=641,799
26- Plateau State:
Total Registered voters =1,513,186.
NRC votes =259,394(38.3%).
SDP votes =417,565(61.7%)
Total votes cast= 676,959
27- Rivers State :
Total Registered voters=1,908,878.
NRC votes =646,952(63.01%)
SDP votes= 379,565(36.99%).
Total votes cast= 1,026,824
28- Sokoto State:
Total Registered voters =1,636,119
NRC votes =372,260(79.21%)
SDP votes= 97,726 (20.79%)
Total votes cast=469,986
29- Taraba State :
Total Registered voters =769,912.
NRC votes =188,937(47.30%)
SDP votes =210,839(52.70%).
Total votes cast=399,776
30- Yobe State:
Total Registered Voters= 665,299.
NRC votes =65,133(37%)
SDP votes =110,921(63.0%).
Total votes cast= 176,054
31- Federal Capital Territory-FCT,Abuja:
Total Registered voters =152,686.
NRC votes =18,313(47.84%).
SPD votes = 19,968(52.16%).
Total votes cast=38,281
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The election was annulled by the military President Ibrahim Babangida even when it was adjudged as the must free and fair election in Nigeria as at then.
The June 12 !
Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia
Abuja,Nigeria.








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