Indeed, the growing discontent of local communities here against the federal government is among the most explosive issues of the Nigerian elections, scheduled to start next week.

This is gonna be a genuine Nigerian election.

The Nigerian general elections of 2007 were held on 14 April and 21 April 2007.

He ran in the 2007 Nigerian presidential election as the candidate for the Better Nigeria Party.

There was little of the violence and intimidation that has usually punctuated past Nigerian elections.

He was one of the leading candidates aspiring to become president in the Nigerian general elections of 2011.

He has supported the rights of Nigerians living abroad to vote in Nigerian elections.

In 2003, he ran unsuccessfully in the Nigerian Presidential elections.

Madam President, both the Nigerians and the international community had great hopes for the Nigerian elections for a number of reasons.

Secondly, these were the first Nigerian elections where one civilian government would take over another, which is very important in a country with a history of military dictatorships.