<img src="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-large.png" alt="Data shows 19 states, not governors’ influence, decide Nigeria’s presidential elections" srcset="https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-medium.png 300w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-534x305.png 534w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-284x162.png 284w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-254x145.png 254w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-210x120.png 210w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-100x57.png 100w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1-285x163.png 285w, https://cdn.businessday.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1777816966803-1-1.png 700w" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" class=" pl" /><p>Nineteen states, not the much-discussed power of sitting governors, will ultimately determine the outcome of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election, according</p>
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