Nigeria: Reject Voting Right for Nationals Abroad

21 October 2011

Legislators in the House of Representatives yesterday rejected moves to grant voting right to Nigerians living outside the country in future elections.

A bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2011 to enable Nigerians in Diaspora to vote suffered a setback in the green chamber.

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