Article 69M2E Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote

Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote

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Richard Assheton in Lagos
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Electoral commission says it is pushing back polling due to problems with digital voting system

Nigeria has postponed Saturday's crucial state elections amid wrangling over a presidential vote that opposition parties claim was rigged.

The electoral commission emerged from an hours-long meeting on Wednesday night to announce it was pushing back polls to elect powerful state governors by a week.

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