Nigeria: Issues That Will Define the 2019 Presidential Race

16 January 2018

Ahead of the 2 019 Presidential election, the political atmosphere is already tensed, with most of the gladiators getting set like cannons over charged with double cracks. JONATHAN NDA- ISAIAH in this report takes a look at issues that will define the 2019 presidential race.

Thirteen months to a politician in Nigeria is just like 13 days. Of course, this is what is left in the countdown to the 2019 presidential poll. Already, behind the scenes moves have started in earnest ahead of the election billed for February next year. This is contained in the timetable for the general election and guidelines for the parties released by the independent national electoral commission (INEC) last week.

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