Elections on Hold

In the past three electoral cycles, election postponement has been the norm in Nigeria not the exception. n March 2015, when Muhammadu Buhari defeated the then-incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, electoral observers worldwide celebrated Nigeria’s general elections for being not only peaceful but also free, fair and credible. The elections also bolstered the image of the Nigeria’s embattled electoral agency, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INE

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