Election
Outsider Candidate Who Led Nigeria’s Polls May Come Up Short
A mural depicting Peter Obi in Awka, Nigeria, on Feb. 24.
Photographer: Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/Getty Images
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Nearly every opinion poll before Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria put Peter Obi far out in front — making him the first third-party candidate with a real shot at the top job in Africa’s biggest democracy.