Stages of election in Nigeria
We have already seen different stages of election in Nigeria in 2019. Less than two months are left before the 2019 political event. Who are the main leaders and what challenges are they likely to face in the coming election? Also, find out how to vote correctly in 2019!
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Election and electoral process in Nigeria
The election for president in Nigeria will be held in between February and March 2019. The most popular leaders of the presidential race right now are the two candidates:
- Muhammadu Buhari is the current president
- Atiku Abubakar is a former vice president who is a candidate from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
After the election primaries, no one has any doubt that the real struggle will unfold between these two candidates. There is an administrative resource on the side of the current president. However, the opposition, Atiku Abubakar has considerable level of support in the country. That is why the struggle for the presidency indeed promises to be exciting, and election results between them are hard to predict now.
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Of course, we would like to hope for transparency in the election process and counting of votes, because otherwise, centers of resistance may arise again throughout the country for those who find the results to be unfair. Due to the apparent disagreement between the two parties and not perfect election system law, the risk of the emergence of hotbeds of violence is reasonably high at the moment.
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Election of the President of Nigeria, as well as the election process to the Senate and the House of Representatives, is scheduled to be held in February 2019. After the transition from military to a civilian type of government, this will be the sixth election of Nigeria since 1999.
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Stages of the election in Nigeria
It is evident that the presidential election will be very fierce because in this case, both candidates have approximately equal chances.
Difficult and unstable relations between the two parties, the leaders of the presidential race, are caused not so much by ideological differences as by the struggle for the seat of power.
Difficult relationships also became a hindrance to the introduction of changes in the electoral legislation, which were designed to prevent fraud when using electronic cards for voting.
We also draw your attention to the steps that will need to be taken to vote in the election process in Nigeria 2019.
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Registration of voters
- A Nigerian citizen must go to the INEC website and find his polling station
- You need to come to the selected polling station for registration
- You will be photographed, and information about you is recorded
- You will be given a card, which is the right to vote on election day
Accreditation at the polling station
- Go to the polling station and join the queue
- Make sure that your name is on the list and is assigned to the area in which you came
- Leave your prints to get accredited
Voting day
- Take a turn
- Find your name in the voter registry list
- Get a list of candidates
- Go to a special booth and mark who you want to vote in the ballot
- Put your ballot paper in the ballot box
The election campaign in Nigeria is on the final stages, and it remains only to expect transparent and fair elections, as well as an honest election campaign from each of the candidates. Of course, besides the two main leaders, dozens of other candidates will also try to get the maximum electoral support. We wish all the candidates well and Nigerians the best.
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