What Saraki told ECONEC delegation
By OakTV
14 July 2017 |
1:31 pm
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has charged heads of election management bodies in the ECOWAS region to always deliver credible elections that would deepen democracy and good governance in West Africa.
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