Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu addresses the audience on February 25, 2019 in Abuja during the presidential elections announcement. – Muhammadu Buhari got off to a winning start in his bid for re-election as Nigeria’s president, as the first result was announced today from weekend polls.
There were widespread intimidation and harassment of the commission’s staff during the last presidential and national assembly elections. Yakubu said the commission will not tolerate the intimidation of its staff during Saturday’s elections.
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