Article: VOA MEWS: FORMER NIGERIA VICE PRESIDENT LAUNCHES ELECTION COURT CHALLENGE

The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Peter Clottey

Attorneys for former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar will present their case today before a tribunal examining the Vice President's and other candidates' defeats in April's general elections. Nigeria's tribunals were set up to adjudicate the concerns raised by the losing opposition candidates. Today's appearance comes after the former vice president's attorneys petitioned the court, challenging the Independent Electoral Commission's (INEC) declaration of Alhaji Umar Yar'Adua as the winner. The attorneys are contending that not only were there widespread voter irregularities during the vote, but the electoral Act of ...

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