
Election 2010
CFWD is now monitoring candidate selection in the three main political parties for the 2010 General Election. These figures will be updated regularly:
181
29.7%
146
24.1%
113
21.2%
Number of women candidates / percentage of party.
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~ Nzogi Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank Managing Director and former Nigerian Finance and Foreign Minister
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