14 candidates are running for president, but the vote should be reduced to a duel between incumbent President Goddluck Jonathan, 57, and former General Muhammadu Buhari, 72 years. A peaceful election they want. This is why the two challengers Thursday signed a pact in which they called their compatriots to refrain from violence. During the last presidential election in 2011, nearly a thousand people were killed after the announcement of the victory of Goodluck Jonathan against Muhammadu Buhari, who was already his main opponent.
The term of the outgoing president is marred by several corruption scandals and its inability to contain the expansion of bloody Boko Haram. Muhammadu Buhari is defined as a Democrat converted. He has made the fight against radical group one of his major campaign themes. The two men are given in elbow to elbow.
These elections are under close surveillance. In addition to the political violence of Islamist attacks threats. Undermined its strongholds in the northeast, Boko Haram promises to disrupt the poll. Maritime and land borders were buckled Wednesday at midnight until the same time on Saturday. Earlier this week, the head of the Nigerian police ordered a "total ban" to circulate on Saturday for all vehicles, except those used for "essential tasks" between 8:00 ET 5:00 p.m..
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