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Vol 65 No 21

Published 18th October 2024


Nigeria

Tinubu dismantles the opposition in Edo

The President’s party wins a key governorship race but it’s tarnished by claims of voter fraud

President Bola Tinubu ate his dish of revenge lukewarm last month when he orchestrated the defeat of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo State governorship election just four years after he was embarrassed in the state where the slogan, ‘Edo no be Lagos’ (Edo cannot be like Lagos) set up Governor Godwin Obaseki for victory.

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