Thousands remained in line at polling stations waiting to cast ballots and sparking frustration
“No one feels good. I’m not the only one standing here, we’ve been here since morning,” Atama Sopuchukwu Blessing said at a voting station in Anambra State.
In the northeast state of Borno, at least five people including children, were injured when Boko Haram extremists attacked voters in Gwoza town, local authorities said. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after two four-year terms. Out of the field of 18 presidential candidates, three front-runners have emerged in recent weeks to replace Buhari: the ruling party candidate, the main opposition party candidate and a third party challenger who has drawn strong support from younger voters grappling with a 33% unemployment rate.
The vote is being carefully watched as Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and one of the continent’s top oil producers. By 2050, the U.N. estimates that Nigeria will tie with the United States as the third most populous nation in the world after India and China. Thirty-five year-old businessman, Murtala Mohammed said he’s expecting something positive to come from this election. “People know that life is hard and everybody is suffering,” he said.
Analysts have said it is one of Nigeria’s most unpredictable elections, with Obi as the surprise candidate in what is usually a two-horse race. But the ruling party’s Tinubu insisted Saturday he would prevail.
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