The 1979 Nigerian presidential election held on 11 August 1979:
16,846,533 votes were cast.
Breakdown by candidate:
Shehu Shagari (NPN): 5,668,857 votes – 33.77%
Obafemi Awolowo (UPN): 4,916,651 votes – 29.18%
Nnamdi Azikiwe (NPP): 2,822,523 votes – 16.75%
Aminu Kano (PRP): 1,732,113 votes – 10.28%
Waziri Ibrahim (GNPP): 1,686,489 votes – 10.01%
Registered voters: 48,633,782, so turnout was about 34.6%.