Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, and his wife Titi have cast their ballots at Polling Unit 012, Ajiya Ward in Adamawa State’s Yola North Local Government Area.
Speaking to reporters, the former vice president expressed optimism and confidence that he would win the election for president and succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, whose two terms expire on May 29, 2023.
One of the front-runners in the race for Aso Rock is the PDP flagbearer. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) are among Atiku’s top rivals.
Atiku was also the PDP candidate in 2019, and he came in second with over 11 million votes, right behind Buhari, who polled over 15 million votes.
Nationwide, officials of the country’s electoral agency, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have arrived at some of the 176,606 polling units scattered across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory that make up Nigeria.
Accreditation and voting commenced around 8:30 a.m. in some polling units in parts of Nigeria as the 87.2 million voters with Permanent Voter Cards go to the polls to elect a new president and members of the country’s National Assembly.