Presidential primary: Tinubu’s victory shows internal democracy unlike

The phrase refers to the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary in Nigeria, in which former Lagos governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu secured the party’s nomination. Observers said the primary was unusually open and competitive for Nigerian party politics—candidates campaigned, delegates voted in a relatively transparent process, and the result was not pre‑determined—contrasting with the often‑secretive, patronage‑driven selections that have characterized many Nigerian party primaries in the past. Views Nigeria