Nigeria Elections: Nigeria’s election postponed
By Guardian Exclusive
16 February 2019 |
1:09 pm
Nigerian election officials said they have postpone presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for Saturday. The head of the electoral commission said the delay was needed to ensure free and fair elections.
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