Peter Obi is disrupting Nigeria’s election. Can he win it?

The rich businessman leads most election polls, threatening to reshape the established political order.

Labour Social gathering's Peter Obi waves his supporters throughout his marketing campaign rally forward of the Nigerian presidential election in Lagos, Nigeria, February 11, 2023 [File: Nyancho Nwanri/Reuters]

Nigerian politics is perhaps on the verge of whole upheaval. As Africa’s largest democracy heads to the polls on February 25, a 3rd presidential candidate is disrupting what has in recent times been a two-horse race. Peter Obi, of the tiny Labour Social gathering, is main most polls forward of extra established candidates Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress. However in a rustic the place polling information is a brand new phenomenon, will he truly win?

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• Mark Amaza (@amasonic), senior communications officer, Yiaga Africa
• Preston Ideh (@TimeyinPI), co-founder, Stears Information

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra with Negin Owliaei, Miranda Lin and our host, Malika Bilal. Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke and Negin Owliaei fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Andy Greiner and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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