"Faced with extraordinary pressure from the Nigerian military, Nigeria's election commission has announced a six-week delay in the presidential election, revealing that the army was refusing to provide security for the election unless it was delayed.
The crucial election, in which President Goodluck Jonathan was locked in a tight race with opposition rival Muhammadu Buhari, was scheduled for Feb. 14. But at a late-night press conference in Abuja on Saturday night, just a week before the vote, the commission said the election will be postponed to March 28."
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nigeria-postpones-presidential-election-by-six-weeks/article22852090/?service=mobile&post_id=754854615_10153607685909616#_=_- Ikhide
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