Nigeria set for presidential polls but insecurity threatens process
A political supporter holds a placard during a campaign rally in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, on November 23, 2022 ahead of the 2023 presidential election. PHOTO | AFP
Three West African nations – Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone – are jostling to strengthen their fledgling democracies as they go to polls to elect new presidents in 2023. All three have a dark past of coups or civil wars.
Nigeria is scheduled to conduct its presidential election on February 25, and governorship and local polls on March 11. But the preparations have to constantly consider insecurity.
