But on Wednesday evening, many Nigerians got the closest to seeing their two main choices fight it out over the airwaves. Incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan addressed the country by one of his irregular “media chats” broadcast on NTA (the National Television Authority), and his challenger Muhammadu Buhari spoke to Christine Amanpour on CNN.
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President Jonathan insisted the delay was not a “big deal” during his media chat, but made clear what is at stake in this election: “If the Electoral Commission conducts this election poorly, it’s on my head.”
