February 25 2023: Where did Nigeria Miss it?

A significant proportion of Nigerian election stakeholders had anticipated various challenges in the build-up to the country’s presidential and national assembly poll held on Saturday 25^th, February 2023. The elections came against security and economic challenges. In recent years, violence has increased nationwide with new actors, demands, and an ever-increasing casualty tally. Security experts and policy reports, such as those from Nextier, warned that this violent trend could impact the polls through voter apathy, political assassinations, and attacks on voters, electoral officers, and other election stakeholders.

This edition of the Nextier Policy Weekly examines cases of violence and malpractice during Nigeria’s presidential and national assembly polls and recommends ways to guard against post-election violence and further terror incidents during the March 11 2023, gubernatorial and state assembly elections.

Click here to download report