Every four years, Nigerians head to the polls to elect leaders to serve them at federal, state, and local government levels.

The electioneering process has been keenly contested by political actors over the years.

Unlike previous elections when Nigerians were limited to two major political parties — the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — the 2023 general election witnessed a third force with the emergence of the Labour Party (LP).

The emergence of the third force, led by Peter Obi, LP’s presidential candidate, gave the people more options to vote for their preferred candidates at the polls.



Several factors made Obi a significant force during the elections.

The APC pushed forward the same faith (Muslim-Muslim) ticket of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima which did not sit well with many Nigerians, particularly Christians.

The PDP also flouted its own rules by not zoning the presidency to the southern part of the country.

After eight years of northern presidency, the PDP were defiant and presented Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

The foregoing made many embrace Obi’s LP as an alternative to the PDP and the APC. The former governor of Anambra state had selected Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Kaduna-born businessman and scholar, as his vice-presidential candidate.

Many perceived Obi-Datti’s candidacy as a balanced and equitable ticket as well as a departure from the status quo in the country’s political landscape.

Months before the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) promised Nigerians credible, free and fair elections which will be guaranteed by its innovation — the Bimodal Vote Accreditation System (BVAS).

The foregoing made many embrace Obi’s LP as an alternative to the PDP and the APC. The former governor of Anambra state had selected Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Kaduna-born businessman and scholar, as his vice-presidential candidate.

Many perceived Obi-Datti’s candidacy as a balanced and equitable ticket as well as a departure from the status quo in the country’s political landscape.

Months before the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) promised Nigerians credible, free and fair elections which will be guaranteed by its innovation — the Bimodal Vote Accreditation System (BVAS).

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