Nigeria National elections 2023

Over 87 million voters will cast their ballots on Saturday (today) to decide who takes over from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

The voter will vote in the polling unit where his or her name is listed. Before a person can vote, he must be a Nigerian of 18 years of age or older, registered, and in possession of a permanent voter card, and must appear in person at the polling unit. The election will run from 8.30am to 2.30pm.

Nigerians are going to the polls for a crucial presidential vote that will see the country's next leader elected. The hotly contested poll is being held ...

One of the key contenders is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of term-limited President Muhammadu Buhari’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the absence of this, a second round run-off between the top two candidates will be held within 21 days. [torched](https://twitter.com/inecnigeria/status/1620840000366706688) in [parts of the country](https://twitter.com/inecnigeria/status/1603834780084207617). Another is the main opposition leader and former vice president Atiku Abubakar, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Nigerians are going to the polls for a crucial presidential vote that will see the country’s next leader elected. ET Saturday to 8:30 a.m. [ordered a restriction](https://www.facebook.com/ngpolice/posts/pfbid0umW2Mdwz5g75MszYm9DDrATeXKm8NUAr2xbZtgxNSnGZHwhBQo4LLytF8bawAq5Fl) of non-essential vehicular and waterway movements from midnight on election day until 6 p.m., while the country’s immigration service has ordered the [closure of Nigeria’s land borders](https://twitter.com/nigimmigration/status/1628864155439534080) from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday. [aiding the election](https://www.channelstv.com/2022/06/02/without-me-buhari-wouldnt-have-become-president-tinubu/) of Buhari to the presidency and declares it is now his turn to lead the country. [shot and burned in his campaign vehicle ](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/23/africa/senatorial-candidate-killed-nigeria-intl/index.html)in the country’s southeastern Enugu State, police said. Polls open from 8:30 a.m. (or 2:30 a.m. [said](https://twitter.com/inecnigeria/status/1625800743201525763).

Nigerians were voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen as the most wide open since the country switched from military ...

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ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria's presidential election was marked by long delays at some polling stations on Saturday that did not deter large ...

Record number of Permanent Voter Cards collected · 18 Presidential Candidates · 1,100 candidates vying for 109 senatorial seats · 3,112 candidates are in the race ...

Nigeria dey vote who dia next leaders go be inside presidential and legislative elections. Di elections wey before be dey dey between di two main political ...

Dem announce final results on di third day afta voting for di last two elections, but dem fit come in earlier dis time sake of BVAS, wey also dey upload vote results directly to di Inec website direct from polling stations. Dis na di first time Inec go conduct national elections wit di use di Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), one facial and fingerprints technology wey dem tink say e go improve transparency as e go make am harder for politicians to rig di process. Di election don see huge interest from first-time voters and young pipo - one third of di 87 million eligible voters dey below 35 - wey fit lead to high voter turn-out than di 35% wey dem record for 2019.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Sofia Christensen. LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerians were voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that are seen ...

INEC says that citizens wishing to witness the sorting andcounting of ballot papers at polling stations should do so froma distance of 300 metres (yards). If no one clears both hurdles, the top two candidates willcompete in a run-off. On voting day, results from individual polling stations willbe pasted outside for citizens to view, and sent through BVAS toan INEC portal. This is aimed at reducingthe risk of fraudsters voting several times. (0730 GMT to 1330 GMT) on Feb. More than 93 million people are registered to vote.

Nigerians will vote in what could be their most credible and close electoral contest since military rule ended in 1999.

The 2023 general election kicks off in a matter of hours with the presidential and National Assembly elections. Eligible Nigerians from across the country ...

In only a matter of hours, a new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will emerge. And may the election be peaceful and birth a new Nigeria that will give hope to its millions of youths all over again. “If we as a nation can get it right, I personally will return more often for visits but completely moving back to Nigeria is a no for me. “Obviously, if we begin to see an upward spiral of positive things happening in the country, then this will encourage a couple of us to come back. While a Canada-based Nigerian, Kenneth Osadalor, said, “I’ve stayed in Canada for over nine years and I’m a citizen now, but I can tell you that Nigeria is the best country in the world. A United Kingdom-based Nigerian artiste, Rela, said, “The election tomorrow (Saturday) is an important one for us abroad.

The two-party system which has dominated since the end of military rule in 1999 is under threat.

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Nigerian Diaspora leaders in the D.C. area discuss issues and express hopes for the upcoming Nigerian general elections.

They deserve the right to vote, and we’ve earned that right to vote,” he said. “There are 200 million Diasporans, and there are about 20 to 30 million Nigerians in Nigeria who vote. President Buhari of Nigeria recently stated that the Diaspora contributed over $20 billion to their homeland in 2021. Philip Njowusi, Managing Partner and CEO of Pan Services, an international architectural firm in the DMV, believes that a cashless system is a good idea if it will help to curb corruption. Oye Owolewa, a Nigerian American elected official who serves as D.C.’s Congressional Representative, said he has concerns about the timing and implementation of a cashless society. Most agreed that leadership and the proven ability to lead the country forward are priorities.

The 2020 Endsars protest saw thousands of Nigerian youths storm the street to protest against police brutality and extrajudicial killings.

"I am not the kind of person who talks about politics, I don’t pick interest in politics and every other thing. The protests across major Nigerian cities began on 4 October 2020 after a viral video showing Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) dragging two men from a hotel and shooting one of them outside. A lot of us are concerned about making a change and coming out to vote during election", said Iheme.

A man opens the gate of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi offices in Abuja on February 23, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for ...

“With fervent prayer and submission to the will of God, may we choose the right person—and not from our selfish interest,” said Auta. “The sovereignty of God is over Nigeria,” said Turaki. “This would douse the agitation for secession, and every constituent group would have a sense of belonging.” “And as the former president of CAN, I stand with my organization against the Muslim-Muslim ticket, in hope the citizens will elect God-fearing figures.” “But there are those who benefit from the current arrangement, who will go according to religious and regional divides.” “Only a Labour Party can assure that there will be no persecution of Christians in Nigeria.” Despite what some described as a “cumbersome” registration process, most found the government to be a neutral actor and said Christians have extensively mobilized. “My preference for president is one whom I have identified as a transformational political leader,” said Yusufu Turaki, professor of theology and social ethics at the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Seminary in the north-central Plateau state, without naming his choice. At age 61 he is the youngest of the main candidates, and his supporters label themselves “Obidients” in reference to the social movement that has rallied around him outside of traditional political structures. “My vote is for Peter Obi,” said Emiola Nihinlola, president of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS) in southwest Nigeria, citing Obi’s performance as governor. And of the 18 candidates seeking office, Obi is one of only three projected to have a realistic chance. And for the first time since the restoration of democracy in 1999, no candidate has a military background.

The 2023 presidential election has been described as a four-horse race by many analysts who predict a winner among Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives ...

Thousands of candidates are competing for 993 State Houses of Assembly seats. Eighteen candidates are jostling to win the presidential election and be the new occupant of Aso Rock, the country’s seat of power in the nation’s capital city of Abuja, after Buhari’s tenure. This is so as the governorship elections of eight states (Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun and Ondo) are held off-season and not part of the general elections.

Today, February 25, Nigerians are at the polls to exercise their electoral right. They are voting to elect a new President of the Federal Republic of.

What we all yearn for is a Nigeria of our dream where the individual and the State can fully reach their potential. We must, however, be mindful that elections remain the only valid and agreeable means of addressing our grievances in a democracy. Therefore, Nigerians must respect the outcome of the voting. We must each exercise the power in our vote, per the Electoral Act. Some of the leading contenders thereafter issued a statement to their followers calling on them to eschew violence and any other acts that could jeopardise the election. It goes without saying that despite our diversity and disparities in choice of party and candidate, we have a common yearning: We hunger for purposeful leadership. It needs no telling, therefore, that we have to make a prudent choice at the polls. The austerity earned the country the unenviable title of the poverty capital of the world. Over the next 48 hours, our country will be the cynosure of global attention. It has been a long road to the 2023 general elections. The migration syndrome (called Japa) which started a few years back hit a peak last year and is yet to ebb. Today, February 25, Nigerians are at the polls to exercise their electoral right.

Nigerian authorities started moving sensitive voting materials under armed guard to polling units across the country while soldiers patrolled potential hot ...