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- ↑ Cyril (2022-08-02). "2023: Peter Obi needs his party members at NASS -LP Reps candidate". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ Nigeria, News Agency of (2023-02-27). "Abia speaker loses Reps seat to Labour candidate". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "Abia Speaker loses to Labour Party greenhorn". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "#NigeriaElections2023: LP Abia Reps winner dedicates victory to God". Punch Newspapers. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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