The Looking Glass

Obi or Not To Be: The 2023 Nigerian Elections

February 28, 2023 The SAIS Review of International Affairs
The Looking Glass
Obi or Not To Be: The 2023 Nigerian Elections
Show Notes

At the posting of this episode —Nigeria’s tightest presidential election in a generation — Africa’s most significant democratic exercise —has yet to be decided.

However, Nigeria's political map will never be the same after this election. This phenomenon has been years in the making.

Joining us to discuss these dynamics is Ebenezer Obadare, Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR,  Obadare was a political reporter for The News and TEMPO magazines from 1993 to 1995, and a lecturer in international relations at the Obafemi Awolowo University from 1995 to 2001. His primary areas of interest are civil society and the state, and religion and politics in Africa.

Be on the lookout for pt. 2 of this conversation!


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