Nigeria update, 16 April
Al jazeera reported a few minutes ago that the Nigerian Supreme Court has ruled that Abubakar has a right to be on the presidential ballot next Saturday.Nigerian VP 'able to stand in poll'
"The Nigerian Supreme Court has cleared the way for Atiku Abubakar, the current vice-president, to stand in Saturday's presidential election.
"A panel of seven judges ruled on Monday that the Independent National Electoral Commission acted unlawfully when it removed Abubakar from the ballot after he was indicted for fraud...
"Electoral officials previously said the 61 million ballots have already been printed, but that unspecified provisions had been made in case Abubakar should rejoin the field..."
posted by Ken Wedding @ 9:44 AM
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