Nigeria: Benin Postpones Presidential Election By a Week

12 February 2016

Benin Constitutional Court has on Friday postponed the first round of the country's presidential election, by a week to March 6, because of problems with the distribution of voting materials.

A letter from the court in Cotonou said the first round was initially scheduled for February 28 but, as at Feb. 6, voter cards had only been distributed in two of its dozen departments, prompting the opposition to cry foul.

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