Voters in the country will choose between the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, and his main rival Atiku Abubakar, and more than 70 other candidates. The correlation is a “statistical impossibility” and does not reflect Nigeria’s demographic changes, according to data analysts working with the Guardian. Additional data seen by the Guardian also shows irregularities in registration for the 2015 election, until now considered to have been free and fair. According to three separate data analysts, the parity cannot be a coincidence. If some of the new voters registered are fake it would imply meddling at the electoral commission, though it is unclear whether it would be the ruling party or the opposition that would stand to benefit.

Source: Punch February 15, 2019 23:37 UTC