KDI, in fulfilment of her commitment to making democratic data accessible for all, analyses the final list of candidates that INEC released ahead of the 2023 Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi off-cycle governorship elections. Also, this document contains the disaggregation of voting statistics such as registered voters, PVC collection rate, PU distribution and Turnout in previous elections.

KDI has drawn patterns and trends on how political parties in Nigeria fielded candidates for the 2023 Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi off-cycle governorship elections. Secondly, these analyses aim to enhance credible voter education so that we can have a well-informed electorate ahead of the election.