When is nigeria presidential election 2011

The ruling PDP has been pressuring the commission to delay the polls, arguing it is not ready to hold them. Dasuki called for a delay last month over concerns that not enough biometric I. Concerns over security, due to the Sunni jihadist insurgency in the northeast, have been raised several times as a reason for a delay, although INEC had outlined red zones where the vote could not be held and alternative polling units for the affected constituencies.

The APC has insisted on keeping the February date for the elections to remain credible, saying the only reason the pro-Jonathan camp is pushing for a delay is that it knows he will lose if he goes to the polls now. Buhari, who is running for a fourth time against the PDP, believes that he will win. Jonathan was initially viewed as the likely winner but the momentum has shifted to the opposition in the past few months.

Nigerians see him as a strongman against corruption and one who will have more success in quashing Boko Haram. E Jonathan of PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and is return elected," Jega said at the end of the results collation in the capital Abuja. Jonathan took over the presidency after his predecessor Umaru Yar A'dua died last year. Jonathan is a southerner from the oil-rich Niger Delta.

The presidential election was the fourth in the Africa's most populous country since the return to civil rule in Alojz Peterle, chief observer of the mission, made the call at a news conference marking the presentation of its preliminary statement on Monday in Abuja.

He said the findings of the observers showed that almost all the polling units opened timely, adding that the atmosphere was predominantly peaceful and calm. Head of the mission Amos Sawyer in a preliminary declaration on the polls also commended the federal government and stakeholders for ensuring a peaceful and orderly election. He called on all candidates in the race to accept the outcome of the polls. Editor: yan. The 4th Ministerial Conference. Sino-African Relations.

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