Governorship candidate of People's Democratic Party Jimi Agbaje (C) talks on his mobile phone as he stands in line at the beginning of voting for governorship election in Apapa district in Lagos April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
LAGOS, (Reuters) - The final stage of Nigeria's election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential poll saw an incumbent leader unseated at the ballot box for the first time.
The 36 governors are among the most influential politicians in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer and top economy, with budgets larger than those of small nations and influence that can decide who goes on presidential tickets.
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