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Elections in Nigeria in 2007

The Nigerian elections of April 2007.

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Elections in Nigeria in 2007

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The Nigerian elections of April 2007 were judged by most observers to fall a long way short of the standards for credible, free and fair elections and to be the worst in Nigeria’s post-independence, electoral history.

Published 1 December 2010