Show Notes
Last week, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar came under fire for a speech in which he appeared to argue that the north does not need an Igbo or Yoruba president, but rather "someone from the north."
After some delay, the Labour Party and its Presidential candidate Peter Obi and Vice President Yusuf Datti-Ahmed have inaugurated their presidential campaign council, which is led by Mohammed Zarewa as Chairman and Doyin Okupe as Director-General.
After returning to the country, the APC’s Bola Tinubu has made his presence felt through a series of speeches and gaffes.
In the debut episode of our weekly briefing, we recap the last week in the Nigerian political sphere.
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