Peter Obi is leading strongly in the polls for Nigeria's presidential election. But there are three big reasons to doubt his chances, says Sulyn Wong. He needs to score over 25% in 24 of the 36 states and people know less about him than he would like. His Labour party has relatively few members - it won just 5,000 votes out of 28 million last time.
Our correspondent meets with Peter Obi, who has a handsome poll lead and an appeal that spans the country’s religions and ethnicities. But his presidential bid still faces obstacles. Myanmar’s ruling junta is doing more than suppressing the country’s people: it is battering the economy equally efficiently. And remembering Brother Andrew, who made daring deliveries behind the Iron Curtain.
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