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Inside Nigeria’s vast political spending machine

When the All Progressives Congress announced its N100 million presidential nomination form ahead of Nigeria’s next election cycle, public outrage came swiftly. At a time when inflation continues to squeeze households and the naira remains under pressure, the figure felt to many Nigerians like further evidence that politics has drifted far from economic reality.

Inside Nigeria’s political establishment, however, the reaction was far less emotional.

Among party insiders, strategists and campaign professionals, nomination forms are rarely se

When the All Progressives Congress announced its N100 million presidential nomination form ahead of Nigeria’s next election cycle, public outrage came swiftly. At a time when inflation continues to squeeze households and the naira remains under pressure, the figure felt to many Nigerians like further evidence that politics has drifted far from economic reality.

Inside Nigeria’s political establishment, however, the reaction was far less emotional.

Among party insiders, strategists and campaign professionals, nomination forms are rarely se

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