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A reflection on how propaganda and gossip have replaced accountability in Nigeria’s governance. When distraction becomes policy, truth is buried and a nation suffers. Nigeria deserves answers, not distractions. Propaganda is not governance. Results are. #PeterObi #atruthatatime #TICAD9

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