Thread by @AfricaCheck

🗳️ [ANALYSIS] #NigeriaDecides2023 takes place this weekend. But how much do we know about the candidates? @inecnigeria has shared a trove of data, including on their age, gender & qualifications.

Here are some interesting facts you should know. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria The ages of the 14 other presidential candidates range from 38 to 68. There are 18 candidates in all. Their average age is 57.4 (and their median age, if you are interested, is 59). The average age of their running mates is 51.7. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria Only 224 of the 1,101 senate candidates are aged 40 or younger. So there is a chance that around 20% of the upper chamber of Nigeria’s legislature will be made up of relatively young lawmakers. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria But this chance is significantly reduced by the fact that only two of these 224 youthful candidates are from the APC and PDP, the two dominant parties. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria Kano, in the north, has the highest percentage of candidates under the age of 40, at 58.4%. It’s followed by two other northern states, Borno (53.6%) and Zamfara (52.9%). africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria The data shows that Nigerian women will continue to be under-represented in elected positions in 2023. And there are far fewer women in the presidential race than there were in 2019. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria In @inecnigeria’s final list, we counted 84 women out of 1,100 candidates standing for the 2023 senate election. This is less than 8%. Northern states such as Kano, Sokoto, Yobe and Bauchi do not have a single woman running for the senate. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…

@inecnigeria Women in politics face many barriers in #Nigeria, such as the high cost of campaigning, cultural prejudices and a lack of political “godmothers”. africacheck.info/nigeria_electi…