Nigeria headed to the polls Saturday in a closely watched election. A wealthy businessman, Peter Obi, is championed by his young fans.
What political experience does he have?2006 and 2014, Obi built a reputation for fiscal prudence. He left office with a rare budget surplus in the state government, and many of his supporters hope he will remedy Nigeria’s ailing national economy. He also invested substantially in health care and education while governor and lambasted corruption. He has promised, if he wins the presidency, to appoint a special counsel to prosecute corruption cases.
Despite being painted as a political outsider, he has been involved with national politics for some years. He was the running mate of presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential election. However, he left that party and is running with the tiny Labour Party, which his detractors say shows him as a political opportunist keen to get into office.
that 8.5 million young people have registered to vote for the first time in this election, with polls showing that many support Obi. Young Nigerians told The Washington Post they are fed up with soaring prices, joblessness, police brutality and a cash shortage. Frustrated with the old guard in Nigerian politics, young people saidPresident Muhammadu Buhari is leaving office after eight years. Eighteen candidates are vying to take his place, including one female candidate, Chichi Ojei, representing the Allied People’s Movement.
However, there are two front-runners alongside Obi. One is his onetime running Abubakar, a former vice president making his sixth and likely final bid for the presidency. The other is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, known as the “Godfather of Lagos,” a former governor who is supported by Buhari and has played kingmaker in Nigerian politics for decades. He is running on the slogan “It’s my turn.”
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