Episode 4: The 2011 Elections
Jan 31, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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Episode description
President Goodluck Jonathan, the Vice President until President Yar'Adua's death in May 2010 sought a mandate in his own right triggering a debate about the zoning of the country's highest office.
This election also offered a flash of the changes in Nigeria's political system as the prominent opposition was now formed by two newly formed parties: Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
The elections would also produce a wave of violence which threatened to impact the progress of Nigeria's democracy.
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