25 days ago
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Lagos (AFP) – Craving change, Nigerians streamed out to vote Saturday in what many hope would be a fairer election for a new leader who would deliver the country from widespread insecurity and economic malaise. Long delays in voting or technical problems with biometric identification machines frustrated some in Lagos, Kano and southern oil hub Port Harcourt, but even so people said the election was too important to miss. We have suffered enough in this country," said Josephine Patrick 31-year-old fashion designer, voting in Lagos. Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi (C-R) has attracted many young voters © Patrick Meinhardt / AFP"I hope this election will bring the change we want." Supporters of ruling All Progressives Congress or APC party candidate, Bola Tinubu, 70, see the former governor of Lagos and long-time political kingmaker, as the best hope for change.
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