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Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy on a new course after years of worsening violence and hardship.

Employees sort electoral material at Independent National Electoral Commission office, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential election in Anaocha, Anambra state, Nigeria February 24. 2023.Employees sort electoral material at Independent National Electoral Commission office, ahead of Nigeria's Presidential election in Anaocha, Anambra state, Nigeria February 24. 2023.

Buhari, a retired army general, is stepping down after serving the maximum eight years allowed by the constitution but failing to deliver on his pledge to bring back order and security across Nigeria, Africa’s top oil-producing nation.

 

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