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The President-elect was sworn in on 29 May 2015, marking the first time since Nigeria gained independence in 1960 that a sitting government peacefully transferred power to an elected member of the opposition. Buhari flipped many states that had voted PDP in the previous election.
Nigerians elect a President of Nigeria to act as head of state. The winner must have the highest number of votes and at least 25% in each of two thirds of the states and the capital territory. If no one meets both criteria, there would be a second round between the top two vote-getters. [10] [11]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerians turned out in their millions Saturday to vote in a presidential election that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former ...
The National Assembly is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria [1] [a] The body consists of 109 members of the Senate and 360 members from the House of Representatives; [2] There are three senators from each states of Nigeria and one senator representing the Federal Capital Territory and single-member district, plurality voting in the House of ...
2015 Egyptian parliamentary election 2 December 2015; 2015 Ethiopian general election 24 May 2015; 2015 Lesotho general election 28 February 2015; 2015 Nigerian general election 28–29 March 2015; 2015 Sudanese general election 13–16 April 2015; 2015 Tanzanian constitutional referendum 30 April 2015; 2015 Tanzanian general election 25 ...
The following list contains the members, parties, states of origin or representation, and constituencies of all the members of Nigeria's 8th House of Representatives as of the 2015 general election. [1] [2] [3]
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Federal Capital Territory was held on March 28, 2015, ...
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