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Why tension is high ahead of Saturday’s presidential election - IPAC

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has said that winner takes all syndrome among politicians, where no room is given for losers in political contests, usually results in desperation to clinch powers at all cost by candidates and their supporters.

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Addressing 2023 presidential candidates of various political parties at the International Conference Center (ICC) in Abuja, the Deputy National chairman of IPAC, Maxwell Mgbudem, cautioned politicians that no victory is worth the blood of any Nigerian.

“Election, as observed every four years, is a high level call to Civic obligations on Nigerian citizens, to make choices of leaders who will administer the country and spearhead the distribution of dividends of democracy to the people.

“Thus, the stakes are really high, especially against the background of an

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