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Please can someone tell me who becomes the next president if the presidential flag bearer dies before or after the election(i.e before the swearing-in) and his party assuming APC wins the election, because that of PDP(incumbent) is clear on who becomes the president.

mavelo:
Please can someone tell me who becomes the next president if the presidential flag bearer dies before or after the election(i.e before the swearing-in) and his party assuming APC wins the election, because that of PDP(incumbent) is clear on who becomes the president.

The Vice President elect will become the President. It happened in Brazil in 1985 when President-elect Tancredo Neves took ill before his swearing in. José Sarney was sworn in as acting President and later, President when Neves died. I think Nigerian electoral law also allows for the postponement of the election if one candidate dies before the election to enable his party select a replacement. But hopefully no one will die before May 29 2015. We don't need all the hullabaloo that Yar' Adua's death threw up.

kITATITA:
The Vice President elect will become the President. It happened in Brazil in 1985 when President-elect Tancredo Neves took ill before his swearing in. José Sarney was sworn in as acting President and later, President when Neves died. I think Nigerian electoral law also allows for the postponement of the election if one candidate dies before the election to enable his party select a replacement. But hopefully no one will die before May 29 2015. We don't need all the hullabaloo that Yar' Adua's death threw up.

Amen!!! Thks a lot.