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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. [9] [10]
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.
The president is elected using the two-round system; [7] if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held on 20 February 2021. [ 1 ] The 171 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods; 158 members are elected from eight multi-member constituencies based on the seven regions and ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country’s closely watched presidential election, The post Election results only announced ...
2015 elections in Nigeria (7 C, 2 P) 2016 elections in Nigeria (2 P) 2017 elections in Nigeria (1 P) ... This page was last edited on 23 September 2020, at 06:32 (UTC).
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 ...
Popular vote 516,449: 503,746 448 Percentage 46.53%: 45.37% 0.04% Seats up 1 1 0 Seats won 1 1 0 The 2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held on 19 September ...
What percentage of people voted in the last presidential election? A. Approximately 57.5 percent of all citizens eligible to cast ballots chose to participate in the 2012 election, a slight dip ...