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Pastor accuses Nigeria’s APC of planning 2027 election fraud

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Nigerian pastor Elijah Ayodele accuses the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of preparing large-scale fraud for the 2027 general elections. He says the plan would be put into action around ten days before the vote and urges opposition parties to prepare, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.

Nigerian pastor Elijah Ayodele accuses the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of preparing electoral fraud for the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, he says the plan could be put into action ten days before the vote, the Nigerian outlet Daily Post reports.

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