Nigerians go to the polls on February 16 in the first of two sets of elections to choose the president, national assembly and state legislators. In terms of regional distribution of voters, The Northwest region has the highest number of registered voters constituting 24% of the total registered voters. It is followed by the Southwest region 19.39%, North-central region 15.91%, South-south region 15.29%, North-east region 13.44% and the South-east region with 11.97% of registered voters. The position of the president, the national assembly (senate and house of representatives), the state governorship positions and the states houses of assembly. The presidential and national assembly elections will be held on 16 February, while the governorship and houses of assembly polls will be conducted on 2 March.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 14, 2019 07:52 UTC