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Peter Obi could shake up Nigeria's election

By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published February 24, 2023 at 4:54 AM EST

As voters in Nigeria, Africa's largest democracy, go to the polls, a third party candidate threatens to upset the status quo.

Producer Tom Saater contributed to this story.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Emmanuel Akinwotu
Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.
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