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Nigerians get ready to elect state governors
Nigerians head to the polls again, this time to elect governors, assemblies and council officials.
Nigerians prepare to head to the polls on March 18, just three weeks after electing a new president. This time they are voting for state governors, and assembly and local council officials. What is at stake this time and how important are these elections?
(Photo: Nigerian election workers at a polling station. Credit: BBC)
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