Nigeria braces for 2015 presidential elections

Nigeria braces for 2015 presidential elections
Nigeria braces for 2015 presidential elections

Nigeria braces for 2015 presidential elections

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Nigeria holds presidential elections on Saturday, March 28. Elections, originally scheduled for April, were postponed. Security has been tightened in cities across Nigeria in preparation. President Goodluck Jonathan faces a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. Eyobong Ita of the US based National Association of African Journalists and DePaul University professor Clement Adibe discuss the atmosphere in Nigeria running up to the 2015 presidential election. PHOTO: Voters at a pro-Goodluck Jonathan rally in 2015 (Flickr/Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung)