Nigeria postponed parliamentary and presidential elections by one week on Sunday after failing to get logistical preparations in place, a major embarrassment for a nation hoping to break with a history of chaotic polls.
Africa's most populous nation will now hold parliamentary elections on April 9, presidential elections on April 16 and governorship elections in its 36 states on April 26, electoral commission head Attahiru Jega said. It had planned to try again on Monday, but political parties complained the timeframe was too tight.
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