PDP, others not ready for good fight in Borno
Compared to other states where the ruling party is working vigorously to subdue the determination of the opposition to take over power, there is little or nothing exciting about the governorship election in Borno State because evidence abound that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and others have either given up or not even ready at the first instance to give a good fight.
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