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Nigeria’s electoral body voids result in Adamawa governorship race

Nigeria’s electoral body voids result in Adamawa governorship race

NIGERIA'S electoral commission halted the announcement of results in Adamawa's state governor election and said the declaration of Aisha Dahiru as the country's first elected female state governor was null and void. Nigerians voted for state governors on March 11 but the election in Adamawa, a largely conservative Muslim state, was inconclusive and supplementary voting was held on Saturday in 69 polling units where a little more than 36,000 voters were registered. Dahiru, the ruling All Progressive Congress party's candidate, has been held up as a pioneer who could pave the way for more women to seek political office in…
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Nigeria will not postpone presidential vote – election chief

Nigeria will not postpone presidential vote – election chief

THE head of Nigeria's electoral commission said it will not postpone next month's presidential vote despite worries over widespread insecurity including attacks on election officials. Mahmood Yakubu, speaking at London's Chatham House think tank, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was well prepared to facilitate voting in Africa's most populous nation despite the challenges. "The commission is not contemplating, let alone planning, to postpone the 2023 general election," he said. "We are going ahead to conduct the election as scheduled." Nigerians are set to choose a new president on February 25, a vote that could have implications across the…
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