South-South has 1,276,201 applicants, South-West 1,078,232, North-Central 864,873, North-West 832,402, and the North-East and South-East have 670,874 and 304,595 respectively.
The lawmakers say it is the turn of the north central geopolitical zone to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023.
The court’s declaration ended Mr Buhari regime’s reluctance to declare the extremist groups as terrorists despite mounting pressure from political players.
NiMet forecasted isolated thunderstorms in Edo, Delta, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ado Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Cross River later in the day.
The Buhari regime spokesperson said Boko Haram terrorists in North-East were joining forces with bandits in the North-Central.
The exercise, which began on Monday, is expected to run through December in Edo, Kwara, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and Oyo State.
“The candidate should be someone who will unify this country, solve the problems we are facing today, and build on the legacies that Mr President will leave behind.”
Mr Buhari during his visit to Borno also visited troops in Operation HADIN KAI at the Maimalari Cantonment.
Since assuming power in 2015, Mr Buhari has shown no manifest commitment towards stabilising the country.
The agency envisaged the North-Central cities to be in dust haze condition throughout the forecast period.
