1 NIGERIAGeneral elections will be held in Nigeria on 16 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President and the National Assembly. They will be the sixth quadrennial elections since the end of military rule in 1999. President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, is seeking re-election and is up against his former ally turned rival Atiku Abubakar, 72, who served as Nigeria’s vice president between 1999 and 2007. The President of Nigeria is elected using a simple majority of votes cast, as well as over 25% of the votes in 27 of the 36 states. The 360 members of the House of Representatives are elected to 4-year terms, concurrent with the president, using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 14, 2019 23:37 UTC