Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

"Obi's win in Lagos is historic...."

How and why is it historic?

Azikiwe of the NCNC, a right wing ideological political party, leading the likes of TOS Benson and Adeniran Ogunsanya dominated the politics of Lagos prior to independence. Azikiwe even represented Lagos in the Federal Parliament.

Awolowo of the left leaning Action Group leading the likes of Sam Grace(SG) Ikoku and Bola Ige came and dislodged Azikiwe and his group.

Awolowo, later leading the equally left leaning Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)continued the dominance of Lagos politics.

This dominance continued in the present era through the instrumentality of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a self proclaimed Awoist.

This dominance appears to have been shattered by Peter Obi's Labour Party (the complete shattering of that dominance would be if Labour Party wins the governorship election in Lagos State).

-CAO.

On Monday, February 27, 2023, Oluwatoyin Adepoju <ovdepoju@gmail.com> wrote:

Obi's win in Lagos is historic, whatever happens next

toyin

On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 17:45, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

And majority of plural votes, 50 percent.

In previous, you struggled for the three states with over a million: Lagos, Rivers and Kano. This year, there is a big split, with Obi winning Lagos but his losses elsewhere are deficits.

 

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Date: Monday, February 27, 2023 at 10:29 AM
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Today's Quote

"Section 134 (2) of the Nigerian Constitution requires the candidate in a presidential race to get at least 25 per cent of the votes in two-thirds of the states in order to be declared winner".

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