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Chikodiri Nwangwu, Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria

SHOCKING: Nigeria s elections faced five serious challenges how to fix them before the next polls - What They Never Told You

Counting of votes during the 2023 presidential elections at a polling station in Lagos. Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP via Getty Images

Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued against the election outcomes from votes cast earlier this year, but these aren’t expected to affect the inauguration.

As a political scientist who studies elections and observed the elections, I believe there are five takeaways from the elections that need to be addressed before the next general elections in four years’ time.

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