Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria holds elections for its House of Representatives and Senate on Saturday, followed in March by state assembly and governors polls. Since the election of Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, after a long history of coups d’état and dictatorships, elections, however, contested, have become the only way to secure Nigeria’s top job. This year 78 candidates will compete for the presidency. The main contenders are the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party. Dr. Emeka Ugwu is the secretary general of the opposition PDP – The People’s Democratic Party in SA, and Mr. Boa Babarinde of the ruling APC – All Progressives Congress in SA join us now to look at the poll and the atmosphere ahead of the vote.
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