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The Beer Test Vs The Market Test: Why Relatability Fails in Nigerian Politics.

In American politics, the ultimate litmus test is often the simplest: would you have a beer with this person? It is a quest for the reliable neighbour - a leader who feels like a peer. But across the Atlantic, in Nigeria, this same ‘man of the people’ energy frequently hits a wall of cultural resistance. Instead of being charmed by a presidential candidate haggling with a market woman over a bott…