Nigeria presidential election to test dominant parties


Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian ruling party's candidate holds a final campaign rally, ahead of Saturday's vote in his home state of Lagos, Nigeria February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Nyancho Nwanri

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerians will vote on Saturday in what could be their most credible and close electoral contest since military rule ended nearly a quarter of a century ago - and the first in which a presidential candidate who isn't from one of the two main parties stands a chance.

Former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) faces Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi, a wild- card candidate who defected from the PDP to the smaller Labour Party and now leads in at least five opinion polls.

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