With over 4,000 candidates drawn from the 18 registered political parties contesting for elections into the two chambers of the National Assembly
Nigerians will today to elect a new president and 468 federal lawmakers. Been the first cycle of the 2023 general election, Nigerians are expected to elect president and national assembly members while governorship and state assembly poll will take place in two weeks.
Since 1999 after the restoration of democracy in Nigeria, 2023 general elections would be the seventh series of general elections that will usher in a new set of leaders. Elections were held 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019 all characterized with unique sets of events.
There are 18 registered parties that fielded candidates in today’s election, the most keen in Nigeria’s contemporary political history..
The presidential candidates and their parties are Christopher Imumolen (Accord), Hamza Al-Mustapha (AA), Omoyele Sowore (AAC), Dumebi Kachikwu (ADC), Yabani Sani (ADP), Bola Tinubu (APC), Peter Umeadi (APGA), Princess Ojei (APM) and Charles Nnadi (APP).
Others are Sunday Adenuga (BP), Peter Obi (LP), Rabi’u Kwankwaso (NNPP), Felix Osakwe (NRM), Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Kola Abiola (PRP), Adebayo Adewole (SDP), Ado Ibrahim Abdulmalik (YPP) and Dan Nwanyanwu (ZLP).
Despite the array of the presidential hopefuls, analysts and watchers of Nigeria’s democracy have, however, dubbed the election a four-horse race between Messrs Tinubu, Atiku, Obi and Kwankwaso.
On the other hand, over 4,000 candidates are standing for elections into the two chambers of the National Assembly. While about 1,100 are gunning for 108 out of the 109 seats in the Senate, a total of 3,057 candidates are contesting for the 360 seats in the House of Representatives. Election will not hold in Enugu East Senatorial District until 11 March because of Wednesday’s murder of the candidate of the Labour Party, Oyibo Chukwu.
Atiku Abubakar caste his vote
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has caste his vote at his polling unit in Adamawa.
President Muhammadu Buhari votes in Daura.
President Muhammadu Buhari has cast his vote for the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections at his polling unit in Daura. The president cast his vote along side his wife Aisha Buhari amid crowd of voters who thronged the polling unit to cast their votes. This election is his last as the president which he reiterated in so many occasions that after his tenure as the president he will return to his farm in Daura
Governor Ganduje Votes at Ganduje ward
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has voted for the 2023 presidential an national assembly elections at his polling unit at Ganduje ward of Dawakin Tofa LGA of Kano state.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Caste his Vote
The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has cast his vote at his polling unit in Delta state.
Governor Samuel Ortom Votes Labour Party
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has voted for the Labour presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Ortom is among the G5 governors who have been at logger heads with the PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. Their crisis has lingered since after the emergence of Senator Ayu as the PDP national Chairman. Several attempts to reconcile them meet bricks.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his polling unit
The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress on his way to caste his vote at his polling unit alongside his wife Senator Remi Tinubu and DaughterFola Shade.
Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso votes at Madobi
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabi’u Mus Kwankwaso has cast his vote at his polling unit in Madobi LGA of Kano. RMK as he is popularly called lament late voting due to untimely arrival of electoral material at his polling unit.
In another story, the vice presidential candidate of the APC Kashim Shetttima was left stranded due to absence of INEC officials and late arrival of election material sat his polling unit
Peter Obi votes
The presidential candidate of the Labour Part, Mr Peter Obi has caste his vote at his polling unit along side his wife.
