General elections were held in Nigeria on 28 and 29 March 2015, the fifth quadrennial election to be held since the end of military rule in 1999. Voters elected the President and members to the House of Representatives and the Senate. The incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, sought his second and final term.
Image: Goodluck Jonathan 2014
General Muhammadu Buhari holding a broom at a campaign rally.
US Secretary of State meeting the two leading candidates.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the electoral body which oversees elections in Nigeria. It was established in 1998 shortly before Nigeria's transition from military to civilian rule.
The INEC headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria