num_pages: 222
description: Against the Run of Play takes an intense look at Nigerian politics at a time when an entrenched political party was defeated in a presidential election after 16 unbroken years in power. This book offers the reader a narrative explanation and an unusual insight into the major human and institutional factors that led up to the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. 
title: Against the Run of Play: How an incumbent president was defeated in Nigeria
publisher: Prestige Books (Kachifo Ltd)