Nigeria: electoral but no Niger Delta militant violence

Voters in Nigeria’s oil-producing Rivers State are awaiting results from the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission as to state governorship and state assembly elections held on March 9. The state-level elections were suspended by the electoral commission amid widespread polling station violence and disruptions. A review committee of the independent electoral commission has now completed their assessment of the conduct of the state governorship and state assembly elections and have forwarded their review to the leadership of the Commission for further judgment. It is not clear when or how the Independent National Electoral Commission will rule on the Rivers State …

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