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🇳🇬 Meet Nigeria’s main election contenders 👇 #NigeriaSpeaks #NigeriaDecides
Incumbent President Buhari is hoping his achievements in office will propel him to secure a second term aje.io/ce76a | #NigeriaSpeaks #NigeriaDecides
Main opposition candidate Atiku has vowed to get the country "working again" and promised to create millions of jobs aje.io/ce76a | #NigeriaSpeaks #NigeriaDecides
Outsider Omoyele Sowore is hoping to appeal to the young voters with his student activist past aje.io/ce76a | #NigeriaSpeaks #NigeriaDecides
Since announcing his intention to run, Fela Durotoye has emerged online as one of the most talked about outsiders aje.io/ce76a | #NigeriaSpeaks #NigeriaDecides
Professor Kingsley Moghalu has positioned himself as one of the most prominent challengers to Nigeria's two biggest parties aje.io/ce76a | #NigeriaSpeaks #NigeriaDecides
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