The 2023 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Nasarawa State, concurrent with elections to the Nasarawa State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly.[1][2] The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections.[3] Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Sule is eligible to run for re-election and has been renominated by his party.
The Governor of Nasarawa State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.
Background
Nasarawa State is a large state in the North Central with vast natural areas and a improving health sector but facing underdeveloped agriculture and intense challenges in security as the nationwide kidnapping epidemic, inter-ethnic violence, and herder–farmer clashes have all heavily affected the state. Politically, the state's 2019 elections had a significant swing towards the state APC. In federal elections, Buhari gained the state for the APC while the APC swept all senate seats by gaining two PDP-held seats. Similarly, the APC gained one PDP-held House of Representatives seat, held the governorship, and kept the majority in the House of Assembly.
Ahead of his term, Sule pledged to complete the previous administration's projects, further rural electrification, and rehabilitate transportation infrastructure. In terms of his performance, Sule was praised for providing financial autonomy to local government areas but criticized for failing to follow through on promises.[6][7]
Primary elections
The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, were to take place between 4 April and 3 June 2022 but the deadline was extended to 9 June.[2][8] The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, were to take place between 4 April and 3 June 2022 but the deadline was extended to 9 June.[2][8]
All Progressives Congress
In the years before the primary, the state APC underwent a small-scale dispute between two senators that used to be governor: Abdullahi Adamu and Umaru Tanko Al-Makura while Sule and Senator Godiya Akwashiki mostly stood on the sidelines but leaned towards Al-Makura. The disagreement intensified into a subtle cold war when Adamu resigned from the Senate to become APC National Chairman in March 2022 and gained extensive power over the party at-large leading to rumours that he was planning on replacing Al-Makura and Akwashiki with closer allies. If the wrangling escalated, analysts said it had the potential to impact party unity and thus the ability for effective campaigning in the general election.[9][10]
On 20 April 2022, the APC National Executive Committee announced the party's schedule for gubernatorial primaries, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦10 million and nomination form price at ₦40 million with a 50% nomination form discount for candidates younger than 40 while women and candidates with disabilities get free nomination forms. Forms were to be sold from 26 April to 6 May until the deadline was later extended to 10 May then 12 May.[11] After the submission of nomination forms by 13 May, candidates were screened by a party committee on 14 and 15 May while 16 May was the date for the screening appeal process.[12] Ward congresses and LGA congresses were set for between 7 and 9 May to elect delegates for the primary. Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 26 May, in concurrence with other APC gubernatorial primaries; challenges to the result could be made the next day.[13][14][15][16]
On the primary date, Sule defeated his sole opponent—Fatima Hussain Abdullahi—winning the nomination near-unanimously. In his acceptance speech, Sule thanked the delegates and Abdullahi for contesting; Abdullahi congratulated Sule and pledged her support for his general election campaign.[4] A few weeks after the primary, Sule formed a party reconciliation committee as, despite the straightforward gubernatorial primary, the party divided over accusations that Adamu manipulated delegate lists for two senate primaries including the successful primary challenge to Akwashiki.[17][18][19]
Analysts viewed the PDP gubernatorial primary as a contest between two major internal party groupings, the group led by former senator Solomon Ewuga and another group led by state party chairman Francis Orogu. In April 2022, the Ewuga-led group met in Abuja with the goal of consolidating behind one candidate and reportedly settled on attempting to coax former minister Labaran Maku into the party to back his candidacy; later that month, Maku did rejoin the PDP after eight years in APGA. Around the same time, the Orogu-led bloc also held a meeting to line up behind a single candidate with some sources stating that retired army general Nuhu Angbazo may have emerged as the bloc's candidate.[22][23] To ensure party unity, Orogu held a meeting on 25 April with Maku, Angbazo, and David Ombugadu (the other candidate) where all three committed to working together to unseat Sule irrespective of the primary winner.[24]
On 16 March 2022, the national PDP announced its gubernatorial primaries' schedule, setting its expression of interest form price at ₦1 million and the nomination form price at ₦20 million with a 50% discount for candidates between 25 and 30. Forms were to be sold until 1 April but the party later extended the deadline four times before reaching a final deadline of 22 April. After the submission of nomination forms by 25 April, candidates were screened by a party committee on 28 April while 2 May was the rescheduled date for the screening appeal process. Ward congresses were set for 29 April and LGA congresses were rescheduled for 10 May to elect delegates for the primary.[25] Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 25 May, in concurrence with all other PDP gubernatorial primaries; challenges to the result could be made in the following days.[26][27]
Early on the day of the primary, Maku suddenly withdrew from the election without a stated reason or grievance.[28] When the primary held later that day, Ombugadu defeated Angbazo by about 10% of the delegates' votes. While Ombugadu promised to lead the party to victory, Angbazo accepted the results and affirmed the previous arrangement to work to support the party nominee.[5] In June, Ombugadu's running mate was announced as Yahaya Usman-Ohinoyi—former House of Assembly member—at a meeting with PDP State Working Committee members in Lafia.[29]
Solomon Ewuga: 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate, former Senator for Nasarawa North (2012–2015), former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (1999–2001), and former Deputy Governor (1999)
After the primaries, analysts noted the main change from the previous two gubernatorial elections: Labaran Maku not running as the APGA nominee. Maku, who obtained 29.4% in 2015 and 19.8% in 2019, left APGA in April 2022 and rejoined the PDP leading a report to say Sule may "face an uphill task [in] defeating the combined forces in [the] PDP." Further issues emerged for Sule due to the APC presidential ticket—APC nominee Bola Tinubu's selection of Kashim Shettima created a Muslim-Muslim ticket, violating an unwritten convention against same religion tickets—with pundits noting the religious diversity of Nasarawa and the opposition forming against the APC among northern Christians. The presidential ticket fomented enough internal dissent among Sule administration officials that Sule reportedly issued an ultimatum to his appointees, telling them to remain loyal to the APC or resign from their offices. To compound the internal APC dissent complication, Sule continued to face issues from the state APC leadership dispute and members aggrieved by various primary outcomes.[37] For his part, Sule and the APC campaigned on milestones from his term with a focus on newly constructed and rehabilitated roads, upgraded health infrastructure, and the timely payment of civil servant salaries.[38] By August, analysts continued to focus on APC infighting and its potential impact on Sule's campaign but also noted splits within oppositional candidates and their parties.[39][40] The next month, pundits reiterated the potential impact of defections from the APC but also noted PDP strength in Eggon and Alago ethnicities.[41]
Throughout the campaign, pundits focused on Nasarawa's competitiveness on the presidential level as the state's margin was about 36,000 votes in 2015 when it was won by Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) and only around 6,000 votes in 2019 when Muhammadu Buhari (APC) won it.[37] This focus lead to intense attention on the statewide results in the 2023 presidential election; Peter Obi (LP) won the state with 35% of the vote, beating Bola Tinubu (APC) at 33% and Atiku Abubakar (PDP) at 27%. The result, along with APC senatorial defeats to the PDP and SDP, led observers to question Sule's chances in the gubernatorial election amid the losses and APC crisis.[42][43] Considering that LP gubernatorial nominee Joseph Ewuga stepped down for Ombugadu on 9 March, analysts noted Ombugadu's rise and further breakdowns in intra-APC relationship.[44][45]
Conduct
Electoral timetable
On 26 February 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission released the timetable, setting out key dates and deadlines for the election.[46] Months later on 27 May 2022, INEC made a slight revision to the timetable, allowing parties extra time to conduct primaries.[47]
28 February 2022 – Publication of Notice of Election
4 April 2022 – First day for the conduct of party primaries
9 June 2022[a] – Final day for the conduct of party primaries, including the resolution of disputes arising from them
1 July 2022 – First day for submission of nomination forms to INEC via the online portal
15 July 2022 – Final day for submission of nomination forms to INEC via the online portal
12 October 2022 – Commencement of the official campaign period
16 March 2023[b] – Final day of the official campaign period
^Comprising the local government areas of Awe, Doma, and Keana.
^Comprising the local government areas of Karu, Keffi, and Kokona.
^Comprising the local government areas of Lafia and Obi.
^Comprising the local government areas of Nasarawa and Toto.
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April 22, 2023
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The 2023 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023 to elect the Governor of Nasarawa State concurrent with elections to the Nasarawa State House of Assembly as well as twenty seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly 1 2 The election which was postponed from its original 11 March date will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections 3 Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Sule is eligible to run for re election and has been renominated by his party 2023 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election 2019 18 March 2023 2027 Registered1 899 244 Nominee Abdullahi Sule David OmbugaduParty APC PDPRunning mate Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe Yahaya Usman OhinoyiGovernor before electionAbdullahi SuleAPC Elected Governor To be determinedTo be determinedThe primaries scheduled for between 4 April and 9 June 2022 resulted in Sule being renominated by the All Progressives Congress by a wide margin on 26 May while the Peoples Democratic Party nominated former House of Representatives member David Ombugadu on 25 May 4 5 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Background 3 Primary elections 3 1 All Progressives Congress 3 1 1 Nominated 3 1 2 Eliminated in primary 3 1 3 Results 3 2 People s Democratic Party 3 2 1 Nominated 3 2 2 Eliminated in primary 3 2 3 Withdrew 3 2 4 Declined 3 2 5 Results 3 3 Minor parties 4 Campaign 5 Conduct 5 1 Electoral timetable 6 General election 6 1 Results 6 2 By senatorial district 6 3 By federal constituency 6 4 By local government area 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesElectoral system EditThe Governor of Nasarawa State is elected using a modified two round system To be elected in the first round a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25 of the vote in at least two thirds of state local government areas If no candidate passes this threshold a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas Background EditNasarawa State is a large state in the North Central with vast natural areas and a improving health sector but facing underdeveloped agriculture and intense challenges in security as the nationwide kidnapping epidemic inter ethnic violence and herder farmer clashes have all heavily affected the state Politically the state s 2019 elections had a significant swing towards the state APC In federal elections Buhari gained the state for the APC while the APC swept all senate seats by gaining two PDP held seats Similarly the APC gained one PDP held House of Representatives seat held the governorship and kept the majority in the House of Assembly Ahead of his term Sule pledged to complete the previous administration s projects further rural electrification and rehabilitate transportation infrastructure In terms of his performance Sule was praised for providing financial autonomy to local government areas but criticized for failing to follow through on promises 6 7 Primary elections EditThe primaries along with any potential challenges to primary results were to take place between 4 April and 3 June 2022 but the deadline was extended to 9 June 2 8 The primaries along with any potential challenges to primary results were to take place between 4 April and 3 June 2022 but the deadline was extended to 9 June 2 8 All Progressives Congress Edit In the years before the primary the state APC underwent a small scale dispute between two senators that used to be governor Abdullahi Adamu and Umaru Tanko Al Makura while Sule and Senator Godiya Akwashiki mostly stood on the sidelines but leaned towards Al Makura The disagreement intensified into a subtle cold war when Adamu resigned from the Senate to become APC National Chairman in March 2022 and gained extensive power over the party at large leading to rumours that he was planning on replacing Al Makura and Akwashiki with closer allies If the wrangling escalated analysts said it had the potential to impact party unity and thus the ability for effective campaigning in the general election 9 10 On 20 April 2022 the APC National Executive Committee announced the party s schedule for gubernatorial primaries setting its expression of interest form price at 10 million and nomination form price at 40 million with a 50 nomination form discount for candidates younger than 40 while women and candidates with disabilities get free nomination forms Forms were to be sold from 26 April to 6 May until the deadline was later extended to 10 May then 12 May 11 After the submission of nomination forms by 13 May candidates were screened by a party committee on 14 and 15 May while 16 May was the date for the screening appeal process 12 Ward congresses and LGA congresses were set for between 7 and 9 May to elect delegates for the primary Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 26 May in concurrence with other APC gubernatorial primaries challenges to the result could be made the next day 13 14 15 16 On the primary date Sule defeated his sole opponent Fatima Hussain Abdullahi winning the nomination near unanimously In his acceptance speech Sule thanked the delegates and Abdullahi for contesting Abdullahi congratulated Sule and pledged her support for his general election campaign 4 A few weeks after the primary Sule formed a party reconciliation committee as despite the straightforward gubernatorial primary the party divided over accusations that Adamu manipulated delegate lists for two senate primaries including the successful primary challenge to Akwashiki 17 18 19 Nominated Edit Abdullahi Sule Governor 2019 present 20 4 Running mate Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe Deputy Governor 2019 present Eliminated in primary Edit Fatima Hussain Abdullahi ex wife of former Governor and APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu 21 4 Results Edit Candidates vote share Abdullahi Sule 99 57 Fatima Hussain Abdullahi 0 43 APC primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes APC Abdullahi Sule 698 99 57 APC Fatima Hussain Abdullahi 3 0 43 Total votes 701 100 00 Turnout 701 95 37 People s Democratic Party Edit Analysts viewed the PDP gubernatorial primary as a contest between two major internal party groupings the group led by former senator Solomon Ewuga and another group led by state party chairman Francis Orogu In April 2022 the Ewuga led group met in Abuja with the goal of consolidating behind one candidate and reportedly settled on attempting to coax former minister Labaran Maku into the party to back his candidacy later that month Maku did rejoin the PDP after eight years in APGA Around the same time the Orogu led bloc also held a meeting to line up behind a single candidate with some sources stating that retired army general Nuhu Angbazo may have emerged as the bloc s candidate 22 23 To ensure party unity Orogu held a meeting on 25 April with Maku Angbazo and David Ombugadu the other candidate where all three committed to working together to unseat Sule irrespective of the primary winner 24 On 16 March 2022 the national PDP announced its gubernatorial primaries schedule setting its expression of interest form price at 1 million and the nomination form price at 20 million with a 50 discount for candidates between 25 and 30 Forms were to be sold until 1 April but the party later extended the deadline four times before reaching a final deadline of 22 April After the submission of nomination forms by 25 April candidates were screened by a party committee on 28 April while 2 May was the rescheduled date for the screening appeal process Ward congresses were set for 29 April and LGA congresses were rescheduled for 10 May to elect delegates for the primary 25 Candidates approved by the screening process advanced to a primary set for 25 May in concurrence with all other PDP gubernatorial primaries challenges to the result could be made in the following days 26 27 Early on the day of the primary Maku suddenly withdrew from the election without a stated reason or grievance 28 When the primary held later that day Ombugadu defeated Angbazo by about 10 of the delegates votes While Ombugadu promised to lead the party to victory Angbazo accepted the results and affirmed the previous arrangement to work to support the party nominee 5 In June Ombugadu s running mate was announced as Yahaya Usman Ohinoyi former House of Assembly member at a meeting with PDP State Working Committee members in Lafia 29 Nominated Edit David Ombugadu former House of Representatives member for Akwanga Nasarawa Eggon Wamba 2011 2019 and 2019 PDP gubernatorial nominee 5 Running mate Yahaya Usman Ohinoyi former House of Assembly member 29 Eliminated in primary Edit Nuhu Angbazo former Army major general and son of Aren Eggon Bala Abaine Angbazo 30 5 Withdrew Edit Labaran Maku National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance 2015 2022 2015 and 2019 APGA gubernatorial nominee former Minister of Information 2010 2014 and former Deputy Governor 2003 2007 31 28 Declined Edit Suleiman Adokwe former Senator for Nasarawa South 2007 2019 and former Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs 2003 2006 Yusuf Agabi 2015 PDP gubernatorial nominee Solomon Ewuga 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate former Senator for Nasarawa North 2012 2015 former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory 1999 2001 and former Deputy Governor 1999 Results Edit Candidates vote share David Ombugadu 54 89 Nuhu Angbazo 45 11 PDP primary results 5 Party Candidate Votes PDP David Ombugadu 247 54 89 PDP Nuhu Angbazo 203 45 11 Total votes 450 100 00 Turnout 450 UnknownMinor parties Edit Inusa Mohammed Anga Accord 32 Running mate Murtala Aliyu 32 Samuel Manga Action Alliance 32 Running mate Lantana Mohammed Ozegya 32 Patricia Danlami Tsakpa Action Democratic Party 32 Running mate Adamu Sidi Bakyano 32 Alaku Godwin William African Democratic Congress 32 Running mate Rufaidah Talatu Osede 32 Mohammed Suleiman Awwal Allied Peoples Movement 33 32 Running mate Obile Augustine Otso 32 Matthew Avre Ombugaku All Progressives Grand Alliance 32 Running mate Baba Dauda Sarki 32 Joseph Ewuga Labour Party 32 34 Running mate Ibrahim Suleiman 32 Abdullahi Yakubu Maidoya New Nigeria Peoples Party 32 Running mate Adams Gwamna Nyisana 35 32 Abubakar Sambo Musa National Rescue Movement 32 Running mate Kyauta Atnadu Bawa 32 Yusuf Musa Nagogo People s Redemption Party 32 Running mate Okara Mathew Godiya 32 Mohammed Alfa Mustapha Social Democratic Party 32 Running mate Alex Ogah Ewolo Kana 32 Umaru Aliyu Doma Zenith Labour Party 36 32 Running mate Monday Sunday Abimiku 32 Campaign EditAfter the primaries analysts noted the main change from the previous two gubernatorial elections Labaran Maku not running as the APGA nominee Maku who obtained 29 4 in 2015 and 19 8 in 2019 left APGA in April 2022 and rejoined the PDP leading a report to say Sule may face an uphill task in defeating the combined forces in the PDP Further issues emerged for Sule due to the APC presidential ticket APC nominee Bola Tinubu s selection of Kashim Shettima created a Muslim Muslim ticket violating an unwritten convention against same religion tickets with pundits noting the religious diversity of Nasarawa and the opposition forming against the APC among northern Christians The presidential ticket fomented enough internal dissent among Sule administration officials that Sule reportedly issued an ultimatum to his appointees telling them to remain loyal to the APC or resign from their offices To compound the internal APC dissent complication Sule continued to face issues from the state APC leadership dispute and members aggrieved by various primary outcomes 37 For his part Sule and the APC campaigned on milestones from his term with a focus on newly constructed and rehabilitated roads upgraded health infrastructure and the timely payment of civil servant salaries 38 By August analysts continued to focus on APC infighting and its potential impact on Sule s campaign but also noted splits within oppositional candidates and their parties 39 40 The next month pundits reiterated the potential impact of defections from the APC but also noted PDP strength in Eggon and Alago ethnicities 41 Throughout the campaign pundits focused on Nasarawa s competitiveness on the presidential level as the state s margin was about 36 000 votes in 2015 when it was won by Goodluck Jonathan PDP and only around 6 000 votes in 2019 when Muhammadu Buhari APC won it 37 This focus lead to intense attention on the statewide results in the 2023 presidential election Peter Obi LP won the state with 35 of the vote beating Bola Tinubu APC at 33 and Atiku Abubakar PDP at 27 The result along with APC senatorial defeats to the PDP and SDP led observers to question Sule s chances in the gubernatorial election amid the losses and APC crisis 42 43 Considering that LP gubernatorial nominee Joseph Ewuga stepped down for Ombugadu on 9 March analysts noted Ombugadu s rise and further breakdowns in intra APC relationship 44 45 Conduct EditElectoral timetable Edit On 26 February 2022 the Independent National Electoral Commission released the timetable setting out key dates and deadlines for the election 46 Months later on 27 May 2022 INEC made a slight revision to the timetable allowing parties extra time to conduct primaries 47 28 February 2022 Publication of Notice of Election 4 April 2022 First day for the conduct of party primaries 9 June 2022 a Final day for the conduct of party primaries including the resolution of disputes arising from them 1 July 2022 First day for submission of nomination forms to INEC via the online portal 15 July 2022 Final day for submission of nomination forms to INEC via the online portal 12 October 2022 Commencement of the official campaign period 16 March 2023 b Final day of the official campaign periodGeneral election EditResults Edit 2023 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes AAAADPAPPAACADCAPMAPCAPGABPLPNNPPNRMPDPPRPSDPYPPZLPTotal votes 100 00 TurnoutBy senatorial district Edit The results of the election by senatorial district Senatorial District Abdullahi SuleAPC David OmbugaduPDP Others Total Valid VotesVotes Percentage Votes Percentage Votes PercentageNasarawa North Senatorial District c TBD TBD TBD TBDNasarawa South Senatorial District d TBD TBD TBD TBDNasarawa West Senatorial District e TBD TBD TBD TBDTotals TBD TBD TBD TBDBy federal constituency Edit The results of the election by federal constituency Federal Constituency Abdullahi SuleAPC David OmbugaduPDP Others Total Valid VotesVotes Percentage Votes Percentage Votes PercentageAkwanga Nasarawa Eggon Wamba Federal Constituency f TBD TBD TBD TBDAwe Doma Keana Federal Constituency g TBD TBD TBD TBDKeffi Karu Kokona Federal Constituency h TBD TBD TBD TBDLafia Obi Federal Constituency i TBD TBD TBD TBDNassarawa Toto Federal Constituency j TBD TBD TBD TBDTotals TBD TBD TBD TBDBy local government area Edit The results of the election by local government area LGA Abdullahi SuleAPC David OmbugaduPDP Others Total Valid Votes Turnout PercentageVotes Percentage Votes Percentage Votes PercentageAkwanga TBD TBD TBD TBD Awe TBD TBD TBD TBD Doma TBD TBD TBD TBD Eggon TBD TBD TBD TBD Karu TBD TBD TBD TBD Keana TBD TBD TBD TBD Keffi TBD TBD TBD TBD Kokona TBD TBD TBD TBD Lafia TBD TBD TBD TBD Nasarawa TBD TBD TBD TBD Obi TBD TBD TBD TBD Toto TBD TBD TBD TBD Wamba TBD TBD TBD TBD Totals TBD TBD TBD TBD See also Edit2023 Nigerian elections 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial electionsNotes Edit The original deadline was 3 June however INEC pushed it back to 9 June at the behest of parties 48 The original deadline was 9 March however INEC pushed it back to 16 March 49 Comprising the local government areas of Akwanga Eggon and Wamba Comprising the local government areas of Awe Doma Keana Lafia and Obi Comprising the local government areas of Karu Keffi Kokona Nasarawa and Toto Comprising the local government areas of Akwanga Eggon and Wamba Comprising the local government areas of Awe Doma and Keana Comprising the local government areas of Karu Keffi and Kokona Comprising the local government areas of Lafia and Obi Comprising the local government areas of Nasarawa and Toto References Edit Oyekanmi Rotimi 26 February 2022 It s Official 2023 Presidential National Assembly Elections to Hold Feb 25 INEC News Retrieved 27 February 2022 a b c Jimoh Abbas 26 February 2022 INEC Sets New Dates For 2023 General Elections Daily Trust Retrieved 26 February 2022 Suleiman Qosim It s Official INEC postpones Saturday s governorship state assembly elections Premium Times Retrieved 15 March 2023 a b c d e Gov Sule wins Nasarawa APC guber ticket Premium Times News Agency of Nigeria Retrieved 11 June 2022 a b c d e Former Rep member clinches Nasarawa PDP guber ticket Premium Times News Agency of Nigeria Retrieved 26 May 2022 Ukumba Igbawase In 100 Days Governor Sule of Nasarawa State Still Relies 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