Abuja — The House of Representatives yesterday voted against a motion that sought to stop Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Al-Bashir from entering Nigeria due to the warrant of arrest placed on him by the International Criminal Court at The Hague last March. Al-Bashir is wanted for alleged crime against humanity.
President Al-Bashir was earlier billed to attend a meeting of the African Union's Peace and Security Council on Darfur in Abuja on Thursday. However, the spokesperson of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mr. Ayo Olukanni confirmed that the Sudanese President al-Bashir would not attend the meeting. In an interview with Daily Trust, he said the country's Vice President, Ali Osman Taha will represent his embattled president.
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