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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By MacDonald Dzirutwe

Nigeria's two big parties dominate governorship elections

FILE PHOTO: A street vendor walks past campaign posters of Lagos state gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during the gubernatorial election in Lagos, Nigeria March 18, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

Nigeria's two biggest parties won the majority of states in weekend governorship polls, official figures showed on Monday, maintaining their political dominance following elections in which European Union observers said 21 people died from violence.

Barry Andrews, European Union Observer Mission Nigeria chief observer, told a news conference that commercial hub Lagos was among several states disrupted by multiple incidences of thuggery, ballot snatching and intimidation of voters, polling officials, observers and journalists.

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