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class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />At least 25% of the vote in 2/3 of <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">states</a> + <a href="/wiki/Majority" title="Majority">majority</a> of votes needed to win</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">43.65%<sup id="cite_ref-IDEA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDEA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>10.03<a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #87BEEB;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg/112px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg/169px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg/225px-Muhammadu_Buhari_-_Chatham_House_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #006903;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg/126px-Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="126" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg/189px-Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg/252px-Goodluck_Jonathan_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="613" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Nominee </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)">PDP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Running mate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Yemi_Osinbajo" title="Yemi Osinbajo">Yemi Osinbajo</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Namadi_Sambo" title="Namadi Sambo">Namadi Sambo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">States carried </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">21 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">15 + <a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)">FCT</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>15,424,921</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">12,853,162 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>53.96%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">44.96% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_2015_Nigerian_presidential_election.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Map_of_the_2015_Nigerian_presidential_election.svg/300px-Map_of_the_2015_Nigerian_presidential_election.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="272" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nigerian_general_election,_2015" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Nigerian general election, 2015">Nigerian general election, 2015</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <p>General elections were held in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> on 28 and 29 March 2015, the fifth <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quadrennial" class="extiw" title="wikt:quadrennial">quadrennial</a> election to be held since the end of <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_military_juntas_of_1966%E2%80%9379_and_1983%E2%80%9398#Second_Junta_(1983–1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian military juntas of 1966–79 and 1983–98">military rule</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Voters elected the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President</a> and members to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Senate_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate (Nigeria)">Senate</a>. The incumbent president, <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a>, sought his second and final <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_term_limits" title="List of political term limits">term</a>. </p><p>The elections were first scheduled to be held on 14 February 2015. However, the <a href="/wiki/Independent_National_Electoral_Commission" title="Independent National Electoral Commission">electoral commission</a> postponed it by six weeks to 28 March, mainly due to the poor distribution of Permanent Voter Cards, and also to curb ongoing <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a> insurgency in certain north-eastern states.<sup id="cite_ref-six_weeks_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-six_weeks-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government closed its land and sea borders from midnight on 25 March until the end of the polling date.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election was extended to 29 March due to delays and technical problems with the <a href="/wiki/INEC_card_reader" title="INEC card reader">biometric card readers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was the most expensive election ever to be held on the African continent.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nigeria is the continent's <a href="/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_population" title="List of African countries by population">most populous</a> country, has the <a href="/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)" title="List of African countries by GDP (nominal)">largest economy</a> and is its leading <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_production" title="List of countries by oil production">oil producer</a>. Opposition candidate <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a> won the presidential election by more than 2.5 million votes.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat on 31 March, before the results from all 36 states had been announced.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The election marked the first time an incumbent president had lost re-election in Nigeria. The President-elect was <a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Muhammadu_Buhari" class="mw-redirect" title="Inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari">sworn in</a> on 29 May 2015, marking the first time since Nigeria gained independence in 1960 that a sitting government <a href="/wiki/Peacefully_transferred_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Peacefully transferred power">peacefully transferred power</a> to an elected member of the opposition. Buhari flipped many states that had voted PDP in the previous election. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidential_election">Presidential election</h2></div> <p>Article 134 (2) of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Nigeria" title="Constitution of Nigeria">Nigerian Constitution</a> stipulates that a presidential candidate will be duly elected after attaining both the highest number of votes cast, and having received at least a quarter of the votes at each of at least two-thirds of the 36 <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">states</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)">Federal Capital Territory</a> (FCT). If no candidate satisfies the requirement, a <a href="/wiki/Two-round_system" title="Two-round system">second election</a> will be held between the two leading candidates within seven days from the pronouncement of the result.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Party_primaries">Party primaries</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="People's_Democratic_Party"><span id="People.27s_Democratic_Party"></span>People's Democratic Party</h4></div><p> It had long been assumed that incumbent President <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a> would run for re-election, as despite declining approval ratings, he was still thought to be popular and had several high-profile supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jonathan officially confirmed his candidacy on 11 November at a rally in <a href="/wiki/Abuja" title="Abuja">Abuja</a>, announcing to cheering supporters:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>After seeking the face of God, and in the quiet of my family, and after listening to the clarion call of Nigerians, I have accepted to present myself to serve a second term.</p></blockquote> <p>Jonathan ran unopposed in the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a> (PDP) primaries on 10 December 2014, receiving the nomination of the party. However, this was against an unwritten rule that the PDP's presidential candidacy should alternate between <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslim</a> northerners and <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christian</a> southerners, and opposition to Jonathan's candidacy had led to the defection of dozens of PDP MPs in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">House of Representatives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All_Progressives_Congress">All Progressives Congress</h4></div> <p>Prior to the elections,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (February 2015)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> the <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a> was formed as an alliance of four opposition parties, the <a href="/wiki/Action_Congress_of_Nigeria" title="Action Congress of Nigeria">Action Congress of Nigeria</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Congress_for_Progressive_Change" title="Congress for Progressive Change">Congress for Progressive Change</a>, the <a href="/wiki/All_Nigeria_Peoples_Party" title="All Nigeria Peoples Party">All Nigeria Peoples Party</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance" title="All Progressives Grand Alliance">All Progressives Grand Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its primaries, also held on 10 December, were won by retired Major General <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ABC_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who defeated <a href="/wiki/Kano_State" title="Kano State">Kano State</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Rabiu_Kwankwaso" title="Rabiu Kwankwaso">Rabiu Kwankwaso</a>, former Vice-president <a href="/wiki/Atiku_Abubakar" title="Atiku Abubakar">Atiku Abubakar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imo_State" title="Imo State">Imo State</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Rochas_Okorocha" title="Rochas Okorocha">Rochas Okorocha</a> and newspaper editor <a href="/wiki/Sam_Nda-Isaiah" title="Sam Nda-Isaiah">Sam Nda-Isaiah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 December, APC chose Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the running mate of General M. Buhari.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of February 2015, "Though the APC's voter base is in the north, it enjoys support all over the country, unlike the opposition in 2011."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th>Candidate </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a></td> <td>3,430</td> <td>57.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rabiu_Kwankwaso" title="Rabiu Kwankwaso">Rabiu Kwankwaso</a></td> <td>974</td> <td>16.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Atiku_Abubakar" title="Atiku Abubakar">Atiku Abubakar</a></td> <td>954</td> <td>15.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rochas_Okorocha" title="Rochas Okorocha">Rochas Okorocha</a></td> <td>400</td> <td>10.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Nda-Isaiah" title="Sam Nda-Isaiah">Sam Nda-Isaiah</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>0.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>5,992</b></td> <td><b>100</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="3">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nigerianeye.com/2014/12/breaking-news-buhari-wins-apc.html">Nigerian Eye</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidential_debate">Presidential debate</h2></div> <p>A presidential and vice-presidential debate was conducted by the Nigerian media with majority of the candidates attending. The debate was attended by the then incumbent president <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a>, and his vice <a href="/wiki/Namadi_Sambo" title="Namadi Sambo">Namadi Sambo</a>, while as predicted, the presidential candidate of the <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a> boycotted the debate while his vice-presidential nominee attended.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The debate which lasted for approximately an hour was watched by over 20 million people in Nigeria, with radios and the Internet conveying through other means.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3></div> <p>Fourteen candidates contested the election.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main opposition Goodluck Jonathan faced was from Muhammadu Buhari of the APC. While inaugurating a 250-bed Orthopaedic Hospital in Wamakko, Buhari said: "We will stop corruption and make the ordinary people, the weak and the vulnerable our top priority".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg/220px-General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg/330px-General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg/440px-General_Buhari_holding_a_broom_at_a_campign_rally.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="2136" /></a><figcaption>General <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a> holding a <a href="/wiki/Broom" title="Broom">broom</a> at a campaign rally.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Nominee </th> <th>Running mate </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Acronym </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Allagoa Chinedu </td> <td>Arabamhen Mary </td> <td>Peoples Party of Nigeria </td> <td align="center">PPN </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Ambrose Albert Owuru<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Haruna Shaba </td> <td>Hope Party </td> <td align="center">HOPE </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Adebayo Musa Ayeni<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Anthony Ologbosere </td> <td>African Peoples Alliance </td> <td align="center">APA </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Chekwas Okorie<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Bello Umar </td> <td>United Progressive Party </td> <td align="center">UPP </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Remi_Sonaiya" title="Remi Sonaiya">Comfort Oluremi Sonaiya</a><sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Seidu Bobboi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/KOWA_Party" title="KOWA Party">KOWA Party</a> </td> <td align="center">KOWA </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Ganiyu Galadima<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ojengbede Farida </td> <td>Allied Congress Party of Nigeria </td> <td align="center">ACPN </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Godson Okoye<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Haruna Adamu </td> <td>United Democratic Party </td> <td align="center">UDP </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #006903"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a><sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Namadi_Sambo" title="Namadi Sambo">Namadi Sambo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a> </td> <td align="center">PDP </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Mani Ahmad </td> <td>Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Democratic_Congress" title="African Democratic Congress">African Democratic Congress</a> </td> <td align="center">ADC </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#000000"> </td> <td>Martin Onovo<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ibrahim Mohammed </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Conscience_Party" title="National Conscience Party">National Conscience Party</a> </td> <td align="center">NCP </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #87BEEB"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a><sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yemi_Osinbajo" title="Yemi Osinbajo">Yemi Osinbajo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a> </td> <td align="center">APC </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Rufus Salawu<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Akuchie Cliff </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Democracy_(Nigeria)" title="Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)">Alliance for Democracy</a> </td> <td align="center">AD </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Sam Eke<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hassana Hassan </td> <td>Citizens Popular Party </td> <td align="center">CPP </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:"> </td> <td>Tunde Anifowose-Kelani<sup id="cite_ref-12candidates_29-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12candidates-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ishaka Ofemile </td> <td>Accord Alliance </td> <td align="center">AA </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conduct">Conduct</h2></div> <p>After a botched governor's election in <a href="/wiki/Anambra_State" title="Anambra State">Anambra State</a>, there were serious concerns that the election would not go smoothly. The country's <a href="/wiki/Independent_National_Electoral_Commission" title="Independent National Electoral Commission">election commission</a> had promised a better election process, hoping that combating electoral fraud would prevent the violence that had plagued previous Nigerian elections.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, a pre-election poll by Gallup noted that only 13% of Nigerians had confidence in the honesty of elections.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_Nigeria" title="Socialist Party of Nigeria">Socialist Party of Nigeria</a> filed for registration as a political party to contest the election, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused the registration. The SPN sued the INEC at the Federal High Court, claiming that INEC had failed to respond to their petition within 30 days as prescribed by law and that thus it would have to be registered automatically.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The presidential election was a trending topic in Nigeria on Twitter, one social media platform reflecting public opinion; although PDP/GEJ may simply have had better support on social media, which is not representative of the population as a whole. According to Impact Social, based on data from 40,000 tweets, Facebook messages, blogs, and other internet outlets that mention PDP or GEJ, 70% of public opinion toward President Jonathan is positive, but messaging on the economy has taken up 6% of election conversation and was seen as a key PDP strength. Social media support for Buhari/APC was a bit "noisier" without a single issue leveraged by the campaign to gain traction: there was general frustration that the campaign lacked consistency, content and focus on the important issues at hand.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Social media also played a vital role in serving as a watchdog for the integrity of the election process, as results from polling stations were quickly posted, thus preventing electoral officials from announcing different results from the ones already publicised online.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, the #<a href="/wiki/Bringbackourgirls" class="mw-redirect" title="Bringbackourgirls">bringbackourgirls</a> campaign raised alarm over plans by the <a href="/wiki/Independent_National_Electoral_Commission" title="Independent National Electoral Commission">Independent National Electoral Commission</a> (INEC) to exclude <a href="/wiki/Chibok" title="Chibok">Chibok</a> and some communities currently under the control of the <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a> from getting the permanent voter cards (PVCs) for the February elections.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jonathan's already controversial handling of the situation was exacerbated by the Twitter campaign that was launched in mid 2014, #BringBackJonathan2015, which was widely considered to be insensitive to the victims and their families. Jonathan eventually called for banners containing the hashtag to be taken down and asked for the hashtag to not be used.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postponement">Postponement</h3></div> <p>On 8 February 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Independent_National_Electoral_Commission" title="Independent National Electoral Commission">Independent National Electoral Commission</a> announced that "presidential and national assembly elections will now hold on 28 March while the governorship and state assemblies election will take place on 11 April,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>" mainly due to the poor distribution of Permanent Voter Cards, and also the security concerns related to the Boko Haram insurgency in certain north eastern states. </p><p>The postponement was called on the grounds of the INEC failing to deliver Permanent Voters' Cards to millions (around 34%) of voters – reportedly only around 45.1mn of 68.8mn registered voters had received PVC's. Additionally, on 5 February, the National Council of State (chaired by President Jonathan) told INEC that it had just launched a major, decisive offensive against Boko Haram for six weeks. Due to the assets and resources that would go into this offensive, the military would be unable to provide security and logistics support for elections. This is a disputable claim, since election security is the primary responsibility of not the military (which should only act as support) but the police and civil defence corps. There is speculation over whether or not the postponement was motivated by politics rather than security and has raised questions over the political neutrality of the military as well as the independence of INEC.<sup id="cite_ref-Crisis_Group_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crisis_Group-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sambo_Dasuki" title="Sambo Dasuki">Sambo Dasuki</a>, Nigerian national security advisor, told the commission "that operations against Boko Haram militants meant the military "will be unable to provide adequate security" for the 14 February vote."<sup id="cite_ref-dwelle_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwelle-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Seventeen out of the 28 registered political parties" supported postponing the elections; 12 opposed, "including the leading opposition party, <a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 30 January, "Boko Haram was in total occupation/complete control of 13 local governments (and other swathes of land) in Borno and 2 each in Yobe and Adamawa."<sup id="cite_ref-idayat_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-idayat-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critics of the postponement view it as a political move on behalf of GEJ/PDP rather than one made in the interest of national security. GEJ/PDP are losing traction due to gains by Boko Haram in January, economic strains from the slide in global oil price (Nigeria's key export), and GEJ/PDP's slow progress on fighting corruption and improving infrastructure. According to primaries in December 2014, Buhari/APC is viewed as more equipped to fight insecurity and corruption. </p><p>Critics have pointed out that even with the postponement, the Nigerian government is unlikely to re-establish control in all the affected areas by the date of the election. Distribution of the Permanent Voters' Card (PVC) has begun in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the three affected states. Estimates of the number of IDPs range from 868,235 to 1.5 million people and is not yet clear how successful efforts will be to organise elections under these circumstances.<sup id="cite_ref-idayat_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-idayat-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Key Government officials in Nigeria are publicly stating their opposition to the postponement. Senator Chris Ngige, for example, has accused the PDP of pressuring INEC to postpone the general elections.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all 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href="/wiki/File:Secretary_Kerry_Meets_With_Nigerian_Presidential_Challenger_Buhari_For_Conversation_About_Upcoming_Election_(16364324705).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Secretary_Kerry_Meets_With_Nigerian_Presidential_Challenger_Buhari_For_Conversation_About_Upcoming_Election_%2816364324705%29.jpg/308px-Secretary_Kerry_Meets_With_Nigerian_Presidential_Challenger_Buhari_For_Conversation_About_Upcoming_Election_%2816364324705%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="308" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Secretary_Kerry_Meets_With_Nigerian_Presidential_Challenger_Buhari_For_Conversation_About_Upcoming_Election_%2816364324705%29.jpg/462px-Secretary_Kerry_Meets_With_Nigerian_Presidential_Challenger_Buhari_For_Conversation_About_Upcoming_Election_%2816364324705%29.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nigerian_President_Jonathan_Greets_Secretary_Kerry_Upon_Arrival_At_State_House_in_Lagos_for_Election_Conversation_%2816177696837%29.jpg/308px-Nigerian_President_Jonathan_Greets_Secretary_Kerry_Upon_Arrival_At_State_House_in_Lagos_for_Election_Conversation_%2816177696837%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="308" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nigerian_President_Jonathan_Greets_Secretary_Kerry_Upon_Arrival_At_State_House_in_Lagos_for_Election_Conversation_%2816177696837%29.jpg/462px-Nigerian_President_Jonathan_Greets_Secretary_Kerry_Upon_Arrival_At_State_House_in_Lagos_for_Election_Conversation_%2816177696837%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nigerian_President_Jonathan_Greets_Secretary_Kerry_Upon_Arrival_At_State_House_in_Lagos_for_Election_Conversation_%2816177696837%29.jpg/616px-Nigerian_President_Jonathan_Greets_Secretary_Kerry_Upon_Arrival_At_State_House_in_Lagos_for_Election_Conversation_%2816177696837%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2711" data-file-height="1801" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div> <p>In addition to growing criticism within Nigeria, on 8 February <a href="/wiki/Vanguard_(Nigeria)" title="Vanguard (Nigeria)">Vanguard</a> reported that "the United States said it was 'deeply disappointed' by the delay." US Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a>, who had urged that elections be held on time, "[warned] the Nigerian government against using 'security concerns as a pretext for impeding the democratic process.'"<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs">British Foreign Secretary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Hammond" title="Philip Hammond">Philip Hammond</a>, has revealed that he, too, is disgruntled by the news: "The security situation should not be used as a reason to deny the Nigerian people from exercising their democratic rights. It is vital that the elections are kept on track and held as soon as possible".<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Welle" title="Deutsche Welle">Deutsche Welle</a> reported that "The postponement has been seen by critics as a ploy by President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) to buy time to sway support from the popular main opposition candidate and former military dictator, Muhammadu Buhari."<sup id="cite_ref-dwelle_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwelle-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 7 February 2015, threats of post-election violence from both sides remained a concern, given that hundreds of people died in the rioting that followed the <a href="/wiki/2011_Nigerian_presidential_election" title="2011 Nigerian presidential election">2011 Nigerian presidential election</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-dwelle_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwelle-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and rhetoric was running high. It was reported that "the Council of Imams and Ulamas in <a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna State</a> ... told the <a href="/wiki/Niger_Delta" title="Niger Delta">Niger Delta</a> militants threatening chaos if President Goodluck Jonathan loses the presidential election that they stand to lose if there is a war."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The GMB Volunteers, a group described as a "frontline voluntary organization made up of professionals, ethnic and religious groups," has criticised hate advertisements directed against APC candidate General Muhammadu Buhari.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 9 February, although "Nigerian civil society" was "in uproar" over the postponement, the north east remained calm, and voters there appeared willing to wait.<sup id="cite_ref-obinna_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obinna-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Groups such as the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme (NSRP) have "advised political parties to stop making hate speeches against opponents."<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Nigeria Women Platform for Peaceful Election (NWPPE) is collaborating with United Nations Women to hold training sessions for journalists on <a href="/wiki/Violence_against_women" title="Violence against women">gender-based violence</a> and gender sensitive reporting. A "women situation room", similar to a "civil society situation room" is planned for monitoring violence against women during the elections.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Senator <a href="/wiki/Bukola_Saraki" title="Bukola Saraki">Abubakar Bukola Saraki</a>, who has called the postponement "an obstruction of democracy", nonetheless released a statement saying "I charge Nigerians to be calm, non-violent and steadfast. We must be determined to make sure postponement does not demoralize or disenfranchise us. We must see this as a challenge for us to remain resolute in yearning for a new democratic government; one that will not see itself as above the people."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 January, a concert was held in <a href="/wiki/Owerri" title="Owerri">Owerri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imo_State" title="Imo State">Imo State</a>, as part of the RSVP concert series, urging young people to RSVP – Register, Select, Vote and Protect. "Register – pick your Permanent Voters' card-PVC, Select (select your candidates), and Vote – vote not Fight, and Protect – protect your mandate." A second RSVP concert was planned for <a href="/wiki/Lagos" title="Lagos">Lagos</a> on 8 February.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The postponement was the topic of a <a href="/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations" title="Council on Foreign Relations">Council on Foreign Relations</a> online conference call with <a href="/wiki/John_Campbell_(diplomat)" title="John Campbell (diplomat)">John Campbell</a> on 28 February 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the Nigerian Constitution, the presidential election must be held by 28 April.<sup id="cite_ref-obinna_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obinna-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As Section 25 of the 2010 Electoral Act states, the date is to be no later than 30 days before the expiration of the previous office holder's term of office.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media_support">Media support</h3></div> <p>Buhari was supported by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Economist" title="The Economist">The Economist</a></i> "with a heavy heart" as "the least awful" option; the newspaper was scathing about the repression and economic policy of Buhari's previous regime, but praised his subsequent adherence to democratic process, anti-corruption stance, and the legitimacy he held in the Muslim North as a stronger platform with which to combat Boko Haram.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_day">Voting day</h3></div> <p>The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission was <a href="/wiki/Hacker_(computer_security)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hacker (computer security)">hacked</a> on election day by a group calling itself the Nigerian Cyber Army.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extension">Extension</h3></div> <p>Voting was extended due to technical problems with electronic card readers.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The technology was introduced to prevent <a href="/wiki/Electoral_fraud" title="Electoral fraud">voter fraud</a>, but was opposed by President Goodluck Jonathan who called it a "huge national embarrassment" when problems caused a delay. President Jonathan himself failed to be accredited by the card reader, which was shown live on national television.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Violence">Violence</h3></div> <p>Boko Haram attempted to disrupt the election by attacking voting centres, killing 41 people.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An opposition politician, Umaru Ali, was gunned down in one attack.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Peace_initiatives">Peace initiatives</h4></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/The_Jos_Forum_Inter-communal_Dialogue_Process" title="The Jos Forum Inter-communal Dialogue Process">Jos Forum Inter-communal Dialogue Process</a> was established to serve as a sustainable and impartial dialogue mechanism to be used by the communities to handle disputes.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, the Jos Peace Dialogue Forum has already served as a platform for various political parties to discuss challenges and commit to peaceful elections in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>President Buhari said that the election was not a do-or-die affair.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Observers">Observers</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Election_observer" class="mw-redirect" title="Election observer">Election observer</a> missions [EOM] were deployed from the <a href="/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> (AU), <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth of Nations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Economic_Community_of_West_African_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Economic Community of West African States">Economic Community of West African States</a> (ECOWAS) and the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> (EU); and were led by <a href="/wiki/Amos_Sawyer" title="Amos Sawyer">Amos Sawyer</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-AU_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AU-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bakili_Muluzi" title="Bakili Muluzi">Bakili Muluzi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Kufuor" title="John Kufuor">John Kufuor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ecowas_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ecowas-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Santiago Fisas respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UN Secretary-General <a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a> congratulated the citizens and the government for conducting a peaceful and orderly election.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AUEOM concluded that the elections were conducted in a "peaceful atmosphere" and met the "continental and regional principles of democratic elections".<sup id="cite_ref-AU_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AU-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ECOWAS EOM said that it met the "criteria of being free and transparent" despite "pockets of incidents and logistical challenges."<sup id="cite_ref-ecowas_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ecowas-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Commonwealth EOM described the conduct as "generally peaceful and transparent."<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:14px;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="170px">Poll source </th> <th rowspan="2" width="150px">Date </th> <th rowspan="2">Sample size </th> <th rowspan="2">Undecided </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Buhari</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">APC</span> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Jonathan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">PDP</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#87BEEB"> </td> <td style="background-color:green"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sahara_Reporters" title="Sahara Reporters">Sahara Reporters</a><sup id="cite_ref-poll1_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-poll1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>15 October 2014 </td> <td>15,435 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td bgcolor="#98FB98">79% </td> <td>21% </td> <td align="left">24-hour online poll </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Buildup Nigeria<sup id="cite_ref-poll1_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-poll1-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>16 October 2014 </td> <td>26,595 </td> <td>2.29% </td> <td>48.41% </td> <td bgcolor="#98FB98">49.3% </td> <td align="left">The poll was conducted by <a href="/wiki/Reno_Omokri" title="Reno Omokri">Reno Omokri</a>, who serves as President Jonathan's Special Assistant on New Media.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Afrobarometer" title="Afrobarometer">Afrobarometer</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5–27 December 2014 </td> <td>2,400 </td> <td>11% </td> <td>42% </td> <td>42% </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Margin_of_error" title="Margin of error">Margin of error</a> of +/-2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Nigerian FM<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>22 December 2014 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="#98FB98">54% </td> <td>48% </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">WorldStage Newsonline<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>27 March 2015 </td> <td>1,886 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>35.53% </td> <td bgcolor="#98FB98">64.48% </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">NigerianEye<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>20 January 2015 </td> <td>7,043 </td> <td>N/A </td> <td bgcolor="#98FB98">72% </td> <td>25% </td> <td align="left">The remaining 3% voted for other candidates </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President">President</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Candidate</th><th scope="col">Running mate</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#87BEEB"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Yemi_Osinbajo" title="Yemi Osinbajo">Yemi Osinbajo</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a></td><td style="text-align:right">15,424,921</td><td style="text-align:right">53.96</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#006903"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/Namadi_Sambo" title="Namadi Sambo">Namadi Sambo</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">12,853,162</td><td style="text-align:right">44.96</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Adebayo Ayeni</td><td>Anthony Ologbosere</td><td>African Peoples Alliance</td><td style="text-align:right">53,537</td><td style="text-align:right">0.19</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Ganiyu Galadima</td><td>Ojengbede Farida</td><td>Allied Congress Party of Nigeria</td><td style="text-align:right">40,311</td><td style="text-align:right">0.14</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Sam Eke</td><td>Hassana Hassan</td><td>Citizens Popular Party</td><td style="text-align:right">36,300</td><td style="text-align:right">0.13</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#186315"></td><td>Rufus Salau</td><td>Akuchie Cliff</td><td><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Democracy_(Nigeria)" title="Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)">Alliance for Democracy</a></td><td style="text-align:right">30,673</td><td style="text-align:right">0.11</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#00A86B"></td><td>Mani Ahmad</td><td>Obianuju Murphy-Uzohue</td><td><a href="/wiki/African_Democratic_Congress" title="African Democratic Congress">African Democratic Congress</a></td><td style="text-align:right">29,666</td><td style="text-align:right">0.10</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Allagoa Chinedu</td><td>Arabamhen Mary</td><td>Peoples Party of Nigeria</td><td style="text-align:right">24,475</td><td style="text-align:right">0.09</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#000000"></td><td>Martin Onovo</td><td>Ibrahim Mohammed</td><td><a href="/wiki/National_Conscience_Party" title="National Conscience Party">National Conscience Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">24,455</td><td style="text-align:right">0.09</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Tunde Anifowose-Kelani</td><td>Ishaka Ofemile</td><td>Accord Alliance</td><td style="text-align:right">22,125</td><td style="text-align:right">0.08</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Chekwas Okorie</td><td>Bello Umar</td><td>United Progressive Party</td><td style="text-align:right">18,220</td><td style="text-align:right">0.06</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Remi_Sonaiya" title="Remi Sonaiya">Remi Sonaiya</a></td><td>Seidu Bobboi</td><td><a href="/wiki/KOWA_Party" title="KOWA Party">KOWA Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">13,076</td><td style="text-align:right">0.05</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Godson Okoye</td><td>Haruna Adamu</td><td>United Democratic Party</td><td style="text-align:right">9,208</td><td style="text-align:right">0.03</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#F8F9FA"></td><td>Ambrose Albert Owuru</td><td>Haruna Shaba</td><td>Hope Party</td><td style="text-align:right">7,435</td><td style="text-align:right">0.03</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="4">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">28,587,564</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="6" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>28,587,564</td><td>97.13</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>844,519</td><td>2.87</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>29,432,083</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="4" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>67,422,005</td><td>43.65</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="6" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051326/http://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/summary-of-results.pdf">INEC</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="By_state">By state</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th>State</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Buhari</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Jonathan</a></th> <th>Ayeni</th> <th>Galadima</th> <th>Eke</th> <th>Salau</th> <th>Ahmad</th> <th>Chinedu</th> <th>Onovo</th> <th>Kelani</th> <th>Okorie</th> <th>Sonaiya</th> <th>Okoye</th> <th>Owuru </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Abia_State" title="Abia State">Abia</a></td> <td>13,394</td> <td><b>368,303</b></td> <td>2,766</td> <td>2,194</td> <td>1,046</td> <td>448</td> <td>569</td> <td>424</td> <td>745</td> <td>315</td> <td>330</td> <td>173</td> <td>213</td> <td>125 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Adamawa_State" title="Adamawa State">Adamawa</a></td> <td><b>374,701</b></td> <td>251,664</td> <td>1,549</td> <td>1,166</td> <td>819</td> <td>595</td> <td>1,012</td> <td>1,163</td> <td>1,212</td> <td>495</td> <td>334</td> <td>752</td> <td>289</td> <td>267 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Akwa_Ibom_State" title="Akwa Ibom State">Akwa Ibom</a></td> <td>58,411</td> <td><b>953,304</b></td> <td>384</td> <td>443</td> <td>412</td> <td>474</td> <td>608</td> <td>327</td> <td>381</td> <td>1,600</td> <td>144</td> <td>160</td> <td>224</td> <td>192 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Anambra_State" title="Anambra State">Anambra</a></td> <td>17,926</td> <td><b>660,762</b></td> <td>2,303</td> <td>1,259</td> <td>1,279</td> <td>475</td> <td>534</td> <td>537</td> <td>887</td> <td>547</td> <td>1,121</td> <td>311</td> <td>286</td> <td>357 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State" title="Bauchi State">Bauchi</a></td> <td><b>931,598 </b></td> <td>86,085</td> <td>964</td> <td>232</td> <td>391</td> <td>173</td> <td>189</td> <td>128</td> <td>207</td> <td>131</td> <td>37</td> <td>128</td> <td>29</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bayelsa_State" title="Bayelsa State">Bayelsa</a></td> <td>5,194</td> <td><b>361,209</b></td> <td>70</td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>69</td> <td>116</td> <td>62</td> <td>95</td> <td>45</td> <td>35</td> <td>52</td> <td>20</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Benue_State" title="Benue State">Benue</a></td> <td><b>373,961</b></td> <td>303,737</td> <td>945</td> <td>1,464</td> <td>567</td> <td>254</td> <td>539</td> <td>439</td> <td>683</td> <td>315</td> <td>74</td> <td>105</td> <td>66</td> <td>115 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno</a></td> <td><b>473,543</b></td> <td>25,640</td> <td>878</td> <td>243</td> <td>310</td> <td>392</td> <td>201</td> <td>143</td> <td>107</td> <td>145</td> <td>41</td> <td>158</td> <td>31</td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cross_River_State" title="Cross River State">Cross River</a></td> <td>28,368</td> <td><b>414,863</b></td> <td>532</td> <td>514</td> <td>381</td> <td>709</td> <td>749</td> <td>864</td> <td>930</td> <td>279</td> <td>1,487</td> <td>312</td> <td>289</td> <td>237 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta</a></td> <td>48,910</td> <td><b>1,211,405</b></td> <td>478</td> <td>916</td> <td>813</td> <td>735</td> <td>888</td> <td>393</td> <td>670</td> <td>1,473</td> <td>261</td> <td>311</td> <td>354</td> <td>166 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ebonyi_State" title="Ebonyi State">Ebonyi</a></td> <td>19,518</td> <td><b>323,653</b></td> <td>2,452</td> <td>1,214</td> <td>2,345</td> <td>1,133</td> <td>2,704</td> <td>1,168</td> <td>1,890</td> <td>426</td> <td>4,859</td> <td>913</td> <td>624</td> <td>989 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Edo_State" title="Edo State">Edo</a></td> <td>208,469</td> <td><b>286,869</b></td> <td>709</td> <td>1,284</td> <td>325</td> <td>450</td> <td>512</td> <td>729</td> <td>516</td> <td>159</td> <td>72</td> <td>175</td> <td>160</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ekiti_State" title="Ekiti State">Ekiti</a></td> <td>120,331</td> <td><b>176,466</b></td> <td>482</td> <td>538</td> <td>330</td> <td>854</td> <td>424</td> <td>388</td> <td>377</td> <td>94</td> <td>145</td> <td>108</td> <td>60</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Enugu_State" title="Enugu State">Enugu</a></td> <td>14,157</td> <td><b>553,003</b></td> <td>715</td> <td>479</td> <td>237</td> <td>269</td> <td>478</td> <td>407</td> <td>761</td> <td>441</td> <td>290</td> <td>203</td> <td>1,623</td> <td>110 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gombe_State" title="Gombe State">Gombe</a></td> <td><b>361,245</b></td> <td>96,873</td> <td>773</td> <td>192</td> <td>407</td> <td>169</td> <td>247</td> <td>157</td> <td>227</td> <td>104</td> <td>37</td> <td>97</td> <td>25</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Imo_State" title="Imo State">Imo</a></td> <td>133,253</td> <td><b>559,185</b></td> <td>2,236</td> <td>956</td> <td>733</td> <td>757</td> <td>1,617</td> <td>414</td> <td>784</td> <td>533</td> <td>1,917</td> <td>158</td> <td>264</td> <td>157 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Jigawa_State" title="Jigawa State">Jigawa</a></td> <td><b>885,988</b></td> <td>142,904</td> <td>2,527</td> <td>540</td> <td>1,553</td> <td>587</td> <td>375</td> <td>853</td> <td>548</td> <td>394</td> <td>197</td> <td>423</td> <td>338</td> <td>337 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna</a></td> <td><b>1,127,760</b></td> <td>484,085</td> <td>1,611</td> <td>424</td> <td>824</td> <td>273</td> <td>546</td> <td>549</td> <td>754</td> <td>218</td> <td>78</td> <td>176</td> <td>79</td> <td>105 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kano_State" title="Kano State">Kano</a></td> <td><b>1,903,999</b></td> <td>215,779</td> <td>2,770</td> <td>778</td> <td>1,552</td> <td>708</td> <td>657</td> <td>485</td> <td>697</td> <td>426</td> <td>156</td> <td>288</td> <td>234</td> <td>292 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Katsina_State" title="Katsina State">Katsina</a></td> <td><b>1,345,441</b></td> <td>98,937</td> <td>1,671</td> <td>402</td> <td>976</td> <td>283</td> <td>498</td> <td>254</td> <td>330</td> <td>183</td> <td>72</td> <td>215</td> <td>117</td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kebbi_State" title="Kebbi State">Kebbi</a></td> <td><b>567,883</b></td> <td>100,972</td> <td>2,685</td> <td>361</td> <td>1,794</td> <td>450</td> <td>472</td> <td>547</td> <td>519</td> <td>214</td> <td>238</td> <td>448</td> <td>207</td> <td>213 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kogi_State" title="Kogi State">Kogi</a></td> <td><b>264,851</b></td> <td>149,987</td> <td>1,001</td> <td>1,089</td> <td>967</td> <td>427</td> <td>761</td> <td>476</td> <td>399</td> <td>700</td> <td>156</td> <td>190</td> <td>180</td> <td>144 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kwara_State" title="Kwara State">Kwara</a></td> <td><b>302,146</b></td> <td>132,602</td> <td>1,165</td> <td>817</td> <td>910</td> <td>520</td> <td>438</td> <td>325</td> <td>394</td> <td>248</td> <td>102</td> <td>214</td> <td>81</td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lagos_State" title="Lagos State">Lagos</a></td> <td><b>792,460</b></td> <td>632,327</td> <td>2,177</td> <td>3,038</td> <td>1,125</td> <td>4,453</td> <td>2,072</td> <td>1,041</td> <td>1,430</td> <td>1,795</td> <td>244</td> <td>1,000</td> <td>269</td> <td>255 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Nasarawa_State" title="Nasarawa State">Nasarawa</a></td> <td>236,838</td> <td><b>273,460</b></td> <td>310</td> <td>95</td> <td>131</td> <td>74</td> <td>105</td> <td>164</td> <td>222</td> <td>40</td> <td>33</td> <td>48</td> <td>23</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Niger_State" title="Niger State">Niger</a></td> <td><b>657,678</b></td> <td>149,222</td> <td>2,006</td> <td>441</td> <td>1,264</td> <td>403</td> <td>614</td> <td>449</td> <td>550</td> <td>307</td> <td>118</td> <td>305</td> <td>116</td> <td>198 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ogun_State" title="Ogun State">Ogun</a></td> <td><b>308,290</b></td> <td>207,950</td> <td>1,930</td> <td>3,072</td> <td>978</td> <td>1,927</td> <td>1,364</td> <td>4,339</td> <td>815</td> <td>584</td> <td>597</td> <td>432</td> <td>562</td> <td>332 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ondo_State" title="Ondo State">Ondo</a></td> <td><b>299,889</b></td> <td>251,368</td> <td>1,139</td> <td>2,406</td> <td>1,012</td> <td>1,237</td> <td>1,227</td> <td>734</td> <td>846</td> <td>386</td> <td>221</td> <td>223</td> <td>184</td> <td>184 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Osun_State" title="Osun State">Osun</a></td> <td><b>383,603</b></td> <td>249,929</td> <td>1,306</td> <td>1,731</td> <td>1,029</td> <td>1,667</td> <td>937</td> <td>599</td> <td>767</td> <td>377</td> <td>159</td> <td>255</td> <td>124</td> <td>132 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oyo_State" title="Oyo State">Oyo</a></td> <td><b>528,620</b></td> <td>303,376</td> <td>4,468</td> <td>8,979</td> <td>6,674</td> <td>6,282</td> <td>5,000</td> <td>2,842</td> <td>1,895</td> <td>6,331</td> <td>3,665</td> <td>1,312</td> <td>1,069</td> <td>839 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Plateau_State" title="Plateau State">Plateau</a></td> <td>429,140</td> <td><b>549,615</b></td> <td>618</td> <td>391</td> <td>237</td> <td>279</td> <td>406</td> <td>554</td> <td>693</td> <td>178</td> <td>29</td> <td>138</td> <td>54</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rivers_State" title="Rivers State">Rivers</a></td> <td>69,238</td> <td><b>1,487,075</b></td> <td>513</td> <td>525</td> <td>577</td> <td>1,104</td> <td>1,031</td> <td>492</td> <td>565</td> <td>1,066</td> <td>156</td> <td>2,274</td> <td>303</td> <td>542 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sokoto_State" title="Sokoto State">Sokoto</a></td> <td><b>671,926</b></td> <td>152,199</td> <td>3,482</td> <td>535</td> <td>1,894</td> <td>714</td> <td>762</td> <td>605</td> <td>686</td> <td>249</td> <td>180</td> <td>475</td> <td>269</td> <td>283 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Taraba_State" title="Taraba State">Taraba</a></td> <td>261,326</td> <td><b>310,800</b></td> <td>1,306</td> <td>811</td> <td>1,033</td> <td>586</td> <td>320</td> <td>680</td> <td>876</td> <td>962</td> <td>439</td> <td>153</td> <td>224</td> <td>161 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Yobe_State" title="Yobe State">Yobe</a></td> <td><b>446,265</b></td> <td>25,526</td> <td>632</td> <td>164</td> <td>329</td> <td>213</td> <td>112</td> <td>101</td> <td>120</td> <td>101</td> <td>32</td> <td>104</td> <td>30</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Zamfara_State" title="Zamfara State">Zamfara</a></td> <td><b>612,202</b></td> <td>144,833</td> <td>1,310</td> <td>238</td> <td>655</td> <td>290</td> <td>294</td> <td>374</td> <td>404</td> <td>125</td> <td>68</td> <td>122</td> <td>93</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria">FCT</a></td> <td>146,399</td> <td><b>157,195</b></td> <td>674</td> <td>342</td> <td>347</td> <td>240</td> <td>288</td> <td>269</td> <td>473</td> <td>139</td> <td>96</td> <td>165</td> <td>95</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>15,424,921</b></td> <td><b>12,853,162</b></td> <td><b>53,537</b></td> <td><b>40,311</b></td> <td><b>36,300</b></td> <td><b>30,673</b></td> <td><b>29,666</b></td> <td><b>24,475</b></td> <td><b>24,455</b></td> <td><b>22,125</b></td> <td><b>18,220</b></td> <td><b>13,076</b></td> <td><b>9,208</b></td> <td><b>7,435</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="15">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170329051326/http://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/summary-of-results.pdf">INEC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="6" style="text-align:center;color:black;background:#F8F9FA"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg/360px-Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg/540px-Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg/720px-Nigerian_Senate_2015.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#87BEEB"></td><td><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">60</td><td style="text-align:right">+28</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#006903"></td><td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">48</td><td style="text-align:right">–23</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Vacant</td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">–</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">109</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="6" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>29,432,083</td><td>–</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>67,422,005</td><td>43.65</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="6" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2364_E.htm">IPU</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Representatives">House of Representatives</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="6" style="text-align:center;color:black;background:#F8F9FA"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigerian_House_2015.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Nigerian_House_2015.svg/360px-Nigerian_House_2015.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Nigerian_House_2015.svg/540px-Nigerian_House_2015.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Nigerian_House_2015.svg/720px-Nigerian_House_2015.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#87BEEB"></td><td><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">All Progressives Congress</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">212</td><td style="text-align:right">+77</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#006903"></td><td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">140</td><td style="text-align:right">–63</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#00923F"></td><td><a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance" title="All Progressives Grand Alliance">All Progressives Grand Alliance</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">5</td><td style="text-align:right">–2</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#99FF33"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Accord_(Nigeria)" title="Accord (Nigeria)">Accord</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">–4</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DA251C"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Labour Party (Nigeria)">Labour Party</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">–7</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#e67819"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)">Social Democratic Party</a></td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">1</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="2">Total</td><td colspan="2"></td><td style="text-align:right">360</td><td style="text-align:right">0</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="6" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>29,432,083</td><td>–</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>67,422,005</td><td>43.65</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="6" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2363_E.htm">IPU</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/1923_Nigerian_general_election" title="1923 Nigerian general election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Nigerian_general_election" title="1928 Nigerian general election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Nigerian_general_election" title="1933 Nigerian general election">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Nigerian_general_election" title="1938 Nigerian general election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Nigerian_general_election" title="1943 Nigerian general election">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Nigerian_general_election" title="1947 Nigerian general election">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Nigerian_general_election" title="1954 Nigerian general election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Nigerian_general_election" title="1959 Nigerian general election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Nigerian_general_election" title="1964 Nigerian general election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Nigerian parliamentary election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="1983 Nigerian parliamentary election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="1992 Nigerian parliamentary election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="1998 Nigerian parliamentary election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="1999 Nigerian parliamentary election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="2003 Nigerian parliamentary election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Nigerian_general_election#House_of_Representatives" title="2007 Nigerian general election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="2011 Nigerian parliamentary election">2011</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#House_of_Representatives">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2019 Nigerian House of Representatives election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Nigerian_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Nigerian House of Representatives election">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gubernatorial elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1999 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2008 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Ekiti_State_gubernatorial_by-election" title="2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial by-election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Anambra_State_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Anambra State gubernatorial election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Anambra_State_gubernatorial_election" title="2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Anambra_State_gubernatorial_election" title="2017 Anambra State gubernatorial election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 Nigerian gubernatorial elections (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections" title="2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections" title="2020 Nigerian gubernatorial elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Anambra_State_gubernatorial_election#National_effect" title="2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections" title="2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Nigerian_gubernatorial_elections" title="2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections"><i>2023</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">State elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Nigerian_regional_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Nigerian regional elections (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Eastern_Region_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Eastern Region legislative election (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_Northern_Region_legislative_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 Northern Region legislative election (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%88%9257_Nigerian_regional_elections" title="1956−57 Nigerian regional elections">1956−57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%88%9261_Nigerian_regional_elections" title="1960−61 Nigerian regional elections">1960−61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Mid-West_Region_legislative_election" title="1964 Mid-West Region legislative election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1999_Nigerian_House_of_Assembly_elections" title="Category:1999 Nigerian House of Assembly elections">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2003_Nigerian_House_of_Assembly_elections" title="Category:2003 Nigerian House of Assembly elections">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2007_Nigerian_House_of_Assembly_elections" title="Category:2007 Nigerian House of Assembly elections">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2011_Nigerian_House_of_Assembly_elections" title="Category:2011 Nigerian House of Assembly elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2015_Nigerian_House_of_Assembly_elections" title="Category:2015 Nigerian House of Assembly elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2019_Nigerian_House_of_Assembly_elections" title="Category:2019 Nigerian House of Assembly elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Nigerian_state_legislative_elections" title="2023 Nigerian state legislative elections"><i>2023</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Lagos_city_council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Lagos city council election (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Lagos_city_council_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Lagos city council election (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Nigerian_elections#Local_elections" title="2022 Nigerian elections">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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