1. The 2023 general election in Nigeria will be the seventh consecutive general election since the country returned to democracy in 1999.
2. The 2023 general election will feature 18 candidates, with four main contenders: Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Tinubu of the APC, Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
3. The 2023 elections will be conducted under a new
electoral framework, the Electoral Act 2022, a law that provides a more robust
legal framework for the conduct of the polls. The law gives the legislative
backing for more transparent voting, collation and announcement of results.
4. 84 per cent of voters are aged between 18 and 34.
5. President Buhari’s successor will need to secure a
majority of votes cast at the presidential election and, at a minimum, 25% of
valid votes in at least 24 states.
6. The United Nations Women office in Nigeria has disclosed
that only 1,553 of the total 15,307 candidates who would be participating in
the 2023 general elections are women.
7. Lagos State has the highest number of female candidates
for the 2023 general elections. APC has 102 female candidates while PDP has 72
female candidates.
8. Data published by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) indicates that women account for 44.4 million (47.5 per cent)
of the 93.4 mllion of registered voters for the 2023 general elections.
9. Women and youth form over 75 per cent of registered
voters ahead of 2023, and will be the major determiner of the winners in the
2023 elections.
10. Aside the presidential vote, the public will also be
choosing their representatives for parliament - the National Assembly.
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