Nigerian Supreme Court on elections
From the New York Times at 5:33AM:Nigerian Court Upholds Election
"Nigeria's Supreme Court upheld the results of last year's presidential election on Friday, rejecting a bid by political opposition leaders in Africa's most populous country to annul the vote...
"The election won by President Umaru Yar'Adua was marred by rigging and intimidation and deemed not credible by European Union election observers...
"The April 21, 2007 election saw power transferred from one elected civilian to another for the first time in Nigeria's coup-plagued history. But thugs openly stole and stuffed ballot boxes and harassed voters, and international observers said the election was deeply flawed.
"Yar'Adua, who wasn't involved in setting up the balloting, has acknowledged voting deficiencies and has ordered his administration to strengthen electoral practices..."
More details to come...
Labels: corruption, elections, judiciary, Nigeria, rule-of-law
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:40 AM
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