Closing Thoughts on the Nigerian Presidential Elections

Posted on Mon 03 April 2023 in Nigeria • Tagged with Nigerian Elections 2023, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, APC, Peter Obi, INEC, Labour Party, PDP, Atiku

Nigeria 2023 Presidential ELection Map

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on February 25, 2023. The incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, was not on the ballot, as he had served the constitutionally permitted two terms in office.

The two main candidates were Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the …


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Nigeria had 93 million registered voters, but only a quarter voted: 5 reasons why

Posted on Thu 23 March 2023 in Nigeria • Tagged with Nigerian Elections 2023, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, APC, Peter Obi, INEC, Labour Party, PDP, Atiku

Nigeria’s voter turnout has been declining since 2007. Samuel Alabi/AFP via Getty Images

Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ph.D, University of Nigeria

Nigerians went to the polls in late February to vote for a new president, as well as representatives to two houses of the federal parliament. The turnout was …


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