2023 Nigerian general election

General elections will be held in Nigeria on 23 February 2023 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and Senate. The winners of the election will be inaugurated on 29 May 2023, the former date of Democracy Day.

2023 Nigerian general election

23–24 February 2023

Presidential election

Party APC PDP

President before election Muhammadu Buhari APC Elected President TBD

Assembly election

Party Leader Current seats Senate APC Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan 64 PDP Abiodun Olujimi 45 YPP 1 House of Representatives APC Femi Gbajabiamila 217 PDP Ndudi Elumelu 115 APGA Victor Ikechukwu Oye 9 ADC 3 PRP 2 AA 2 SDP Olu Falae 1 YPP Bishop Amakiri 1 LP Mike Omotosho 1 APM 1

Electoral system

The President of Nigeria is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least 24 of the 36 states. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held.[1]

The 109 members of the Senate are elected from 109 single-seat constituencies (three in each state and one for the Federal Capital Territory) by first-past-the-post voting.[2] The 360 members of the House of Representatives are also elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[3]

Candidates

All Progressives Congress

With President Muhammadu Buhari having been elected to the office of president twice, he is ineligible for reelection.

Potential candidates include:

• Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria[4]
• Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress; Governor of Lagos State (1999–2007)[5]
• Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation; Governor of Rivers State (2007–2015)[5]
• Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kanduna State; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (2003–2007)[5]

People's Democratic Party

Though having served once in office, President Goodluck Jonathan is still eligible for another term in office.[6]

Potential candidates include:

• Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria (1999–2007); Perennial Candidate for President[7]
• Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State (2007–2014); 2019 Vice Presidential Candidate; Economist[8][9]
• Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State; Speaker of the House of Representatives (2011–2015);Member of the House of Representatives (2003–2015)[8]
• Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate (2015–2019); Senator of Nigeria (2011–2019); Governor of Kwara State (2003–2011)[10]

References

1. "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Nigeria President 2019". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
2. "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". National Assembly. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
3. "IPU PARLINE database: NIGERIA (House of Representatives), Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
4. "Yemi Osinbajo and the 2023 race". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
5. "APC: Tinubu, Amaechi, el-Rufai dig in for 2023". Vanguard News. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
6. "Nigerian court rules President Jonathan can run again". Reuters. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
7. "2023: Atiku Abubakar could be PDP presidential candidate – PDP Chair, Uche Secondus". Ogene African. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
8. "With 2019 Presidential Election Settled, Race for 2023 Begins". This Day Live. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
9. Lawal, Nurudeen (2020-09-22). "2023: Group names Peter Obi, Soludo, Ogbonnaya Onu for Igbo presidency". Legit. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
10. "Nigeria: Will Bukola Saraki run for president in 2023?". The Africa Report. 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-12-18.