Nigerian Elections

From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: December 4, 1998| Author: Robert Siegel, Charlayne Hunter-Gault | Copyright information


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12-04-1998

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Nigeria holds local elections tomorrow. It's the first step in a process Nigerians hope will lead to a restoration of democracy.

Military ruler General Abdulsalam Abubakar has promised parliamentary and presidential elections in February, and a handover to civilian government in May. Nigeria's last free election was five years ago and it...

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