Nigerian Security Official: Delay February Election

Nigeria should delay next month's elections to give organizers more time to distribute millions of biometric ID cards to voters, the country's top security official said on Thursday. Sambo Dasuki, President Goodluck Jonathan's National Security Adviser, said he had told the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that a postponement within the three months allowed by the law would be a good idea. The main opposition coalition said it would...

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