Human tragedy as electoral strategy: Nigerian politicians and the unique selling proposition (USP) towards the 2019 general elections
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociology International Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2576-4470
DOI: 10.15406/sij.2019.03.00171