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Supporters of Nigeria’s Labour Party marching in the streets of Abuja ahead of February 25, 2023 presidential election. PHOTO| KOLA SULAIMON | AFP
By Mohammed Momoh
Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria
Nation Media Group
Nigeria’s modern democracy can only be traced to 1999, when former junta leader Olusegun Obasanjo was elected to office following decades of coups.
But since then, the country has formed a habit of keeping retired heads of state busy in politics campaigning for their preferred successors.
