Nigeria ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has thanked Nigerians for electing its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, although opposition parties have disputed the election results. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 8,794,726 votes – 37% of votes counted – according to official results. The elections were Nigeria’s most hotly contested since …
Read More »Nigeria: several candidates to succeed President Buhari
Eighteen candidates are running for the highest office in Nigeria as current President Muhammadu Buhari, 79, steps down after serving the constitutionally required two terms. The campaign for the next presidential elections began on Wednesday against a backdrop of security and economic crisis. There are two main candidates: Bola Ahmed …
Read More »Nigeria: ruling party’s candidate for next poll finally known
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party on Wednesday appointed former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate to run for president in elections scheduled for February 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari, who cannot run again because he has served two terms, did not publicly endorse any of the 23 …
Read More »Nigeria: ruling party in search of presidential candidate
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has begun the process of selecting a candidate for next year’s presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari, who cannot run again because he has served two terms, did not publicly endorse any of the 23 potential candidates present at a party meeting in Abuja. …
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