2019 Elections: important facts and statistics

A record of 84,004,084 people Nigerians have registered to votean increase of 18 percent from the 2015 election, and as they prepare to cast their votes in the presidential elections, we present the key facts worth noting :1. The number of candidates is the highest ever in Nigerias history of presidential election.2. The 2019 elections would be the countrys sixth since May 1999when the military government handed power over to the democratic government.3. 73 candidates will be on the ballot in the race to become Nigerias president in the February 16 presidential election.4. There are six female candidates contesting in the election, the highest ever in Nigerias history.5. President Muhammadu Buhari is the oldest candidate at the age of 76 while Chike Ukaegbu of the Advanced Allied Party (AAP) is the youngest at 35.6. Buharis main rival and former vice president under Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku Abubakar, has made a bid for the presidency five times for four different parties. His last shot at office was in 2015 when he was defeated by then-opposition leader Buhari.7. President Muhammadu Buhari and his main rival, Atiku Abubakar, are both senior members of the political establishment and come from largely Muslim northern Nigeria.8. This year, 10 candidates under the age of 40 have out their names forward following the approved bill, #NotTooYoungToRule campaign.9. This election is considered as the next most democratic election exercise carried out in Nigeria after the countrys first democratic transfer of power in 2007.10. The election would hold exactly two decades after the end of the military rule.Nigeria, Africas most populous country, is a trendsetter for the continent and her elections are widely watched by the continent and international community. The elections would hold on Saturday, February 23, 2019 nationwide.
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