Nigerian election postponed over problems
Nigeria postponed its National Assembly elections Saturday as ballots and tally sheets remained missing from polling places throughout the nation, a worrying sign as the oil-rich nation faces a month of crucial polls.
Election chief Attahiru Jega told voters in a nationwide radio address that the country faced "an emergency" and extraordinary measures needed to be taken to ensure a free and fair election. He said polls are rescheduled for Monday. He said election officials would come to the country's roughly 120,000 polling stations Monday to carry out the vote for the country's federal legislature. (AP)
