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Nigeria: Plang says opposition coalition came too late

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Nigerian senator Diket Plang says the opposition coalition is too late for the 2027 general elections and predicts an APC victory in Plateau State. He also backs President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term, Vanguard reports.

Nigerian senator Diket Plang said the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections had come too late. Representing Plateau Central Senatorial District, he said a stronger alliance should have been formed before party primaries and the selection of candidates, according to Vanguard.

Diket Plang predicted that the ruling APC, the All Progressives Congress, would win most of the contests in Plateau State in 2027. He cited the governorship elections as well as those for the National Assembly and the State Assembly, while backing President Bola Tinubu for a second term.

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