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MAY 9 2019

What We Think about when We Think about Elections in Nigeria

NARO OMO-OSAGIE•MAY 9 2019

What We Think about when We Think about Elections in Nigeria

Many have argued that Nigerian political parties do not have ideologies; and that even before independence, ethnic and money politics relegated issue-based politics to the background. This is true for many reasons.

What We Think about when We Think about Elections in Nigeria

NARO OMO-OSAGIE•MAY 9 2019

What We Think about when We Think about Elections in Nigeria

Many have argued that Nigerian political parties do not have ideologies; and that even before independence, ethnic and money politics relegated issue-based politics to the background. This is true for many reasons.