2023 Election: Nigeria Decides Today As Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, 14 Others Jostle For Presidency
By Odunayo Odeja
After a four-year wait, Nigerians will troop out today to elect their leaders in a general election that promises so much.
The highest office in the country, that of the President, is up for grabs after months of campaigns by 18 candidates of different political parties.
Eighteen candidates have thrown their hats in the ring, but pundits believe that the contest is between the candidates of the ruling All Progressives Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party, Peter Obi.
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For Tinubu and Atiku, the election represents perhaps their last hurrah.
Both men are advanced in age – the former vice-president is 76-year-old, while Tinubu, who is popularly known as the ‘City Boy’ is 70. By the time the next election circle comes, they will be 80 and 74, respectively.
Today will also decide the fate of 1,101 candidates, who are vying for 109 senatorial seats, and 3,122 candidates for House of Representatives seats, making a total of 4,223 candidates contesting for 469 legislative positions.
“In terms of gender distribution, 3,875 candidates are male, made up of 35 for presidential and vice-presidential;
1,008 for Senate and 2,832 for House of Representatives. Similarly, 381 females comprising one for president, 92 for the Senate, and 288 for the House of Representatives are contesting. There are also 11 persons with disability in the race,” the Independent National Electoral Commission stated.
