Nigeria: 2019 elections, absence of Niger Delta militancy, favorable political economic outlook
- August 14, 2018
- - 4:25 pm
Summary The absence of militancy in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta region is a significant marker as the country anticipates general elections in early 2019. A shift in electioneering patterns explains the favorable outlook for the Nigerian political economy despite many other troubling challenges. Analysis Nigeria is anticipating general elections in early 2019, with much uncertainty surrounding outlook for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the country’s principal opposition the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). What is absent, however, amid the rancor of Nigeria’s electioneering season is destructive militancy in the oil and gas producing Niger Delta region. Presidential …
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