President Buhari's team releases first campaign photo and Nigerians can't stop talking about it

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has been approved as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 election.

This was done at the party's national convention on Saturday night.

Writing on Twitter after the nomination, Buhari said:

"It is with a deep sense of humility that I accept the nomination of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, to be its candidate and flagbearer in the 2019 Presidential election. I thank you all for your support and guidance, and for staying committed to the Change Agenda.

"Let us all join hands to ensure the continuation of the good work of the APC Government, to 2023 - and beyond! Change has come to stay in Nigeria. Long live APC, long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!"