NDI: Nigeria Election Watch, Issue 3

National Democratic Institute

15 March 2011

Nigeria Election Watch, Issue 3 

Citizens of Africa’s most populous country will go to the polls in April to elect their leaders for the fourth time since Nigeria’s transition to civilian government in 1998-99. NDI is conducting an international observation mission to analyze the electoral process before, during and after the elections. This is the third in a series of reports based on the observations of NDI’s long-term observers, who are assessing the electoral process in each of Nigeria's six geopolitical zones from January through May 2011.

In this edition:

Election facts covering the number of registered voters, states not holding gubernatorial elections, and the political parties fielding candidates

Claims and objections period following voter registration shows improvements, but concerns remain

Election commission considers system that requires all voters to remain for extended periods at their polling stations

Legal challenges to candidate lists threaten timely ballot printing and delivery

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