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Good morning to you. talk to us about the significance of this election. its a huge moment, isnt it, for nigerians?— isnt it, for nigerians? yeah, absolutely- _ isnt it, for nigerians? yeah, absolutely. it _ isnt it, for nigerians? yeah, absolutely. it comes - isnt it, for nigerians? yeah, absolutely. it comes at - isnt it, for nigerians? yeah, absolutely. it comes at a - isnt it, for nigerians? yeah, l absolutely. it comes at a tricky time for the country, like many other countries around the...

Economic opportunities have been encouraging each other to vote on social media. and it seems to be working. in lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn—out here in lagos, nigerias most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate showed up but here, in one of the citys neighbourhoods, people tell us that the turnout is unusually high. at 6pm, three and a half hours after polls officially closed,...

Counting continues, especially because of all the disruptions that have happened that were mentioned in your report. it’s mentioned in your report. its a hue mentioned in your report. its a huge election, incredibly competitive. to give us some context, tell us about the main issues concerning nigerians at the moment, as they vote. why does this matter so much? this matter so _ does this matter so much? this matter so much _ does this matter so much? ti 3 matter so much because this election h...

Those elections. they did go rather peacefully in most of the country, but there were pockets of violence in lagos, elsewhere in the oil producing niger delta, but we have just heard from the head of the electoral commission here in nigeria, he acknowledged that there were some problems, but said accounting has begun and hopefully by tomorrow or early tuesday we should begin to get an idea of who the next president of nigeria is a. peter, whoever wins, they face some really daunting challenges. ...

The plethora of problems here in nigeria — insecurity is rife, kidnappings for ransoms, there is a secessionist movement in the southeast of the country, in the northwest, theres banditry, then theres a huge cash crunch simply because a few weeks ago the government decided to replace the old naira notes, thats the local currency, but when people took their notes to the banks to change them to the new ones, there was a shortage. so theres a huge cash shortage here in nigeria. theres the cost of...

Problems but said, counting has begun and hopefully by tomorrow or early tuesday we should begin to get an idea of who the next president of nigeria is. an idea of who the next president of niceria is. ~ ., , an idea of who the next president of nieria is. ~ ., , , nigeria is. whoever wins, faces some really daunting _ nigeria is. whoever wins, faces some really daunting challenges. _ nigeria is. whoever wins, faces some really daunting challenges. huge - really daunting challenges. huge problem...

And some are continuing today. what will the priorities be for whoever wins? whoa, martine, i mean, thats a question thatll keep us here for hours. i mean, i always wonder why anyone would actually want to be president of nigeria, because theres so many problems, a plethora of them. insecurity is rife across the country, theres a huge cash flow crisis here in nigeria at the moment. a few weeks ago, the government decided to redesign the local currency, the naira. but when people went to give in ...

Violence in some parts of the country and some voting materials disrupted, people carting them away, people not allowed to vote. im not sure that it is a pattern enough to affect the outcome of the election. they have not seen it so wide spread that it invalidates the entire outcome. but this is the biggest election in africa. >> and throughout these elections, youve been talking to plenty of voters of course, youve talked about how insecurity in the economy are major issues. but what other fact...

In lagos, despite the lack of organisation, voters told us more people showed up than in the last elections. turn—out here in lagos, nigerias most populous city, tends to be quite low. in 2019, only 18% of the electorate showed up but here, in one of the citys neighbourhoods, people tell us that the turnout is unusually high. at 6pm, three and a half hours after polls officially closed, some polling units were onlyjust opening. having a third candidate for the first time is an encouraging sign...

Vote before that happens. this goes all the way back there, you see the number of people excited about voting for these three men. peter otobi, and -- all the way back there. but i want to hear from some of the people who are voting in this election. one of the major issues has been about insecurity, the top issue for many voters in this election, its been polled by one lagos-based company, saying people worry about that, the economy is going through a rough patch right now. almost on the verge ...