Analysis of Religion and Ethnicity’s Impact on Presidential and National Assembly Election Results in Nigeria

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, discussed the presidential and National Assembly elections that took place on February 25, 2023. He noted that voters had considered ethnicity and religion when casting their ballots, which he found regrettable. Gbajabiamila expressed his disappointment that the elections were not based on the performance of lawmakers. He also spoke about the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who won the presidential election against Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. Despite Tinubu’s victory, Gbajabiamila pointed out that the Labour Party candidate had defeated him in his home state of Lagos. He further stated that the National Assembly would be reviewing the Electoral Act 2022, which is an amended version of the Electoral Act 2010, in order to perfect it.