Candidate selection or civilian coup?, By Dakuku Peterside

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Nigeria’s political class now touts “consensus candidacy” with renewed assurance.

Party leaders, governors, and godfathers frame it as proof of democratic progress, a tool to avoid divisive primaries, mend party fractures, and foster unity before elections.

Surface reasoning seems sensible; Nigeria’s primaries are costly, bitter, violent, and prone to delegate-buying.

Yet beneath harmonious language hides […]

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