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Vol 63 No 15

Published 21st July 2022


Nigeria

Presidential race tightens after flagbearers pick running mates

With a boost from the ruling party, Bola Tinubu bets on a Muslim-Muslim ticket as Peter Obi is set to pick up votes from Lagos and the south-west

The longest-ever presidential election campaign in Nigerian history is into its next, more intense phase after the three leading candidates – Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Bola Ahmed Tinubu – have named their running mates.

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