Zaɓen gwamnan jihar Benue, 1979

An gudanar da zaben gwamnan jihar Benue a shekarar 1979 a ranar 28 ga Yuli, 1979.African Elections Database". African Elections. Retrieved May 17, 2021. Aper Aku na NPN ne ya lashe zabe a karo na farko inda ya zama gwamnan jihar Benue na farko da ya jagoranci kuma ya doke babbar jam’iyyar adawa a fafatawar.Panter-Brick, K. (1979). "Nigeria: The 1979 Elections". Africa Spectrum. 14 (3): 323. JSTOR 40173962. Retrieved May 20, 2021

Aper Aku ya zama dan takarar NPN a zaben fidda gwani na gwamna, bayan ya doke Isaac Shaahu da George Atedze. Abokin takararsa shine Isah Odoma."Aper Aku: The Rise of Minority Politics in Nigeria (I)". Peoples Daily. December 2, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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Ana zaben gwamnan jihar Benuwe ne ta hanyar amfani da tsarin kada kuri’a.

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Akwai jam’iyyun siyasa biyar da Hukumar Zabe ta Tarayya (FEDECO) ta yi wa rajista wadanda suka shiga zaben. Aper Aku na NPN ne ya lashe zaben da kuri’u mafi rinjaye.Uma, Collins (February 3, 2014). "Collins Uma: Aper Aku – Greatest man to ever serve as Governor of Benue state (Y! Frontpage)". YNaija. Retrieved May 29, 2021.Opinion: Inspiring stories out of Benue state". YNaija. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2021.

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