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Out of touch? Cultural elders losing value, influence in modern politics

The season of community elders scrambling to make political decisions for their communities is here again as election fever grips the nation.

Indeed, it has become a ritual that one has to expect every five years as the country readies to elect its next president, governors, MPs and MCAs. This season is no different.

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