Campaigning for Nigeria's January elections officially began on Wednesday, as the electoral commission formally opened the campaign season. This race for the top job in Africa's largest democracy presents voters with the same slate of candidates as three years ago and many of the same challenges.
President Bola Tinubu is pitching for a second term, but his bid faces a politically fraught question regarding whether Nigerians are better off after more than a decade of rule by the All Progressives Congress.
The campaign is likely to be defined by the gap between improving economic indicators and worsening household finances. While rising costs are fueling anger, the outcome of the race may be shaped by President Tinubu's machinery and divisions within the opposition.