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1945 Lagos by-election

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and ran a private practice in Lagos. He was well known in the town due to his role as a member of Lagos Town Council. His opponent was Oluwole Ayodele Alakija of the NYM. Alakija was a barrister who had studied at
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and that he was a "practical politician with experience". Despite not being a Muslim, Alakija was supported by Chief
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put forward Olorun-Nimbe, vice president of the NNDP, as a joint candidate. A doctor, he had studied medicine at the
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called on voters to vote for a "seriously active Moslem", noting the fact that Olorun-Nimbe had twice been to
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Politics of Nigeria

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Human rights
President
list
Bola Tinubu
Vice President
Kashim Shettima
Cabinet
Federal Parastatals
Legislature
National Assembly of Nigeria
Senate
President
Godswill Akpabio
APC
Deputy President
Barau Jibrin
(List of members of the Senate)
House of Representatives
Speaker
Tajudeen Abbas
Benjamin Kalu
List of members of the House
Abia
Adamawa
Akwa Ibom
Anambra
Bauchi

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