The elections in northern Nigeria’s Kano could be decidedly important

The second-largest city in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north, Kano, may prove crucial in determining the outcome of the election as Nigerians get ready to cast their votes on Saturday.

Here, over a million people cast two votes for Muhammadu Buhari in the hopes that their lives would get better.

President Muhammadu Buhari was supported by shoe vendor Haruna Abubakar in both 2015 and 2019. He is now frustrated and irate.

“Buhari was dear to our hearts. Buhari is the first leader that the people have truly loved to the point where they would give their lives for him. But a lot of things occurred that revealed his flaws, and as a result, our love for him began to fade. In fact, in a fit of rage, I burned and threw away the cap I had been wearing with Buhari’s name embossed on it “said the shoe salesman.

“Then, I adored Buhari. I’ve changed my mind since then. I had to reconsider. Government policies are inadequate and unfavorable because of the suffering and deaths brought on by hunger and starvation “Abdelmumen Mussa, a retired doctor, complains.

The race to succeed Buhari, whose second term is coming to an end, among the three front-runners on Saturday has intensified to an unheard-of degree.

According to Dr. Kabiru Saidu Sufi, a political science professor at Kano University, “Everyone is counting on Kano as a game-changer or decider as to what happens in politics, of who wins and who loses, so it becomes a very interesting place where people are always struggling to get the support, especially now that people are thinking that Buhari is no longer a contestant so those traditional votes, it’s like they’re being thrown in the open for anybody, hence

The race to succeed Buhari, whose second term is coming to an end, has become very competitive, with three frontrunners.

On Saturday, there will be more than 93 million registered voters in Nigeria.

Candidates must receive the most votes, but they must also receive 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states and the federal capital district.