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Presidential Race — Adewole Adebayo vs Peter Obi
Where they stand
SDP presidential candidate — social democracy, welfare and industrial growth.
Background
54 yrsLawyer; founder of KAFTAN TV
Manifesto
Lawyer and the SDP's 2023 flagbearer, running on a social-democratic platform of welfare, jobs and human capital.
- Welfare: Social investment in health and education for all.
- Economy: Industrialisation and decent jobs.
Where they stand
NDC presidential candidate (running mate: Rabiu Kwankwaso) — production, prudence and accountability.
Background
65 yrsB.A., University of Nigeria, Nsukka; exec. programmes, LSE & Harvard
Manifesto
Campaigns to move Nigeria 'from consumption to production' — fiscal discipline, investment in human capital and accountable, frugal governance.
- Economy: Production-led growth and an end to wasteful public spending.
- Human Capital: Prioritise health, education and lifting citizens out of poverty.
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