How many political parties presented presidential candidates for the 1999 general elections in Nigeria?

Step 1: Analyze the question

The question asks how many political parties presented presidential candidates in the 1999 general elections. This is different from the number of parties registered or the number that won seats.

Step 2: Recall the background

Three parties were registered and contested the 1999 elections:

• PDP (People's Democratic Party)
• APP (All Peoples Party)
• AD (Alliance for Democracy)

Step 3: The presidential race

• PDP presented Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
• APP and AD formed an alliance and fielded a joint candidate, Chief Olu Falae.

So the presidential race was between two candidates, Obasanjo and Falae, representing two camps: the PDP and the APP/AD alliance. Obasanjo won.

Step 4: Answer

Two presidential candidates were presented, so the answer is A. Two.

Exam tip

Watch the wording. "Parties registered" in 1999 would be three, but "parties that presented presidential candidates" is two because of the APP-AD alliance. Remember "Obasanjo vs Falae = 2."