87, 209, 007 Nigerians out of the 93, 469,008 Registered Voters that collected their Permanent Voters Cards ( PVCs ) will be eligible to vote in today’s Presidential, Senate and House of Representatives Elections Spread across the 176, 606 Polling Units in the Country. Today’s Elections will also decides who takes over from President Muhammad Buhari. 18 Registered Political Parties will take part in the Elections. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the 2023 general elections consist of a Presidential election, governorship elections in 28 states, and 1,462 legislative elections representing 109 Senate seats, 360 House of Representatives seats and 993 State House of Assembly seats. The four front runners in the elections are Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Part. The winner of the presidential race will serve as a critical transfer of power, as President Muhammad Buhari has served two terms and is not qualified to rule for another four years.
