The 2019 presidential elections is billed to hold on February 16th while the governorship/state assembly/Federal Capital Territory Area council elections will hold on Saturday, March 2nd.
We don’t want you to be oblivious of the following facts about the presidential election and candidates.. Below are 5 key statistics and facts.
- 73 candidates will be on the ballot in the race to become Nigeria’s president in the February 16 presidential election.
- 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.
- Nwankwo Agwuncha of People’s Trust (PT) is the oldest running mate at 76 while Johnson Omede of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is the youngest at 30.
- There are six female candidates contesting in the election, the highest ever in Nigeria’s history.
- The number of candidates is the highest ever in Nigeria’s history of presidential election.
- INEC failed to list any candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) because two candidates are currently in court battling over the ticket. One is expected to make the list before the polls next month.