Nigeria: Controversy Erupts Over Delta Re-Run

27 December 2010

A fresh controversy has erupted over the Delta State re-run election scheduled for January 6, 2011.

The deputy-governorship candidate of the Republican Party of Nigeria (RPN) in the voided April 14, 2007 election in the state, Mrs. Nkem Madizie, has said she is the rightful owner of the ticket and should be allowed to step into the shoes of the dead candidate of the party by contesting in the January 6 poll.

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