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Breaking 2023: Tinubu Wins APC Presidential Ticket
At the presidential primary concluded in Abuja Wednesday, Tinubu, polled a total of 1,271 votes. Asiwaju Bola Amhed defeated 13 others in the race. His closest opponent was the former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who scored 316 votes. Tinubu, while declaring his intention to run for the presidency of Nigeria in January, said it […]
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As dollars elected, created mannequins at party primaries
By:Festus Adedayo While touring Northern Nigerian provinces in the 1950s to canvass for votes, Ahmadu Bello, the great-great grandson of Uthman dan Fodio and Premier of the Northern region, used to have his flowing robes stuffed with banknotes which he then distributed to the electorate. For the Sardauna, that munificence took the place of campaigning. […]
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