Intimidation, violence mar governorship, State Assembly polls in Lagos
By Guardian Exclusive
19 March 2023 |
5:12 am
GuardianTV compiled the violence and voter harassment that mar the Lagos House of Assembly and governorship election.
In this article
- 2023Election
- Adeleke
- Africa
- avenue
- business
- dead
- December
- desperation
- Dollar
- festival
- food
- Food Processors
- Food Producers
- fun
- Gbadebo
- Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
- INEC
- IPOB
- Labour Party
- Lagos
- LagosFoodFestival
- LagosStateGovernment
- lovers
- Muhammadu Buhari
- MuriOkunola Park
- Naira
- NnamdiKanu
- people
- PeterObi
- platform
- Sammie Okposo
- SanwoOlu
- tear gassed
- themed
- VictoriaIsland
- Violence
- Vivour
- voter harassment
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