What Happened in the Edo and Ondo State Elections.

Farida Adamu, October 31, 2020

A series of local elections were scheduled to be held in Nigeria in 2020 but many were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic including the very much anticipated elections in Edo and Ondo state which eventually held in September and October respectively.

Find out what we saw in this month’s review. Read and download a copy here.

What is the story of voter turnout in Nigeria? Our Review from September explores the issues and data. 

This story is part of our new series on Nigeria where we analyse electoral reform and political trends in the country ahead of the next general elections in 2023.

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