18 presidential candidates, 93 million voters in Nigeria’s Presidential & Senate elections.
Polls have commenced in Nigeria’s most keenly contested general elections since the country went back to constitutional rule in 1999.
Eighteen candidates are in the running for Nigeria’s highest job, the presidency with each confidence they have the magic wound to turn the country’s fortunes around.
The leading contenders for the elections are the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of Buhari’s party, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) the main opposition party.
Peter Obi, who is running under the lesser-known Labour Party, is also considered a favorite amongst the eighteen candidates,
Africa’s most populous country goes into this election with over 93 million eligible voters to pick a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down after two terms as Nigeria struggles with widespread insecurity and economic malaise.
Already there have been spots of violence that heralded the elections due to shortages of cash and fuel which political analysts have suggested could mar the elections.
The African Union Commission has dispatched a team of 90 member observer missions to monitor the elections.
The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) is headed by former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.
The AU said the objectives of the mission were to provide an “accurate and impartial assessment” of the electoral process, offer recommendations for any improvement in future polls, and demonstrate AU support “towards consolidation of democracy, peace, stability, and development in Nigeria”.
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