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Nigerian VP 'excluded from polls' | Nigerian VP 'excluded from polls' |
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Nigeria's vice-president cannot run in April's polls, says The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec). | Nigeria's vice-president cannot run in April's polls, says The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec). |
Inec said candidates indicted for graft, including Atiku Abubakar, are not on the official list of candidates to be published on Thursday. | Inec said candidates indicted for graft, including Atiku Abubakar, are not on the official list of candidates to be published on Thursday. |
Mr Abubakar, standing as an opposition presidential candidate after falling out with the president, told the BBC he will challenge the decision in court. | Mr Abubakar, standing as an opposition presidential candidate after falling out with the president, told the BBC he will challenge the decision in court. |
Last week, an Abuja court ruled Inec has no power to disqualify candidates. | |
Inec spokesman Barrister Philip Umeadi told reporters that Mr Abubakar would only be allowed to run if he is cleared before the elections. | Inec spokesman Barrister Philip Umeadi told reporters that Mr Abubakar would only be allowed to run if he is cleared before the elections. |
Anarchy? | Anarchy? |
The vice-president is challenging the indictment in court. | The vice-president is challenging the indictment in court. |
His supporters say Nigeria is heading for anarchy if Inec does not stop flouting court orders. | His supporters say Nigeria is heading for anarchy if Inec does not stop flouting court orders. |
The list of presidential candidates qualified to contest the forthcoming election will be published on Thursday. | The list of presidential candidates qualified to contest the forthcoming election will be published on Thursday. |
Mr Abubakar was a former ally of President Olusegun Obasanjo, but fell out with the president after he publicly opposed moves to change the country's constitution to give the president a third term. | Mr Abubakar was a former ally of President Olusegun Obasanjo, but fell out with the president after he publicly opposed moves to change the country's constitution to give the president a third term. |
Mr Obasanjo's political loyalists then forced Mr Abubakar out of the ruling People's Democratic Party and he joined the opposition Action Congress on whose platform he is running for president. | Mr Obasanjo's political loyalists then forced Mr Abubakar out of the ruling People's Democratic Party and he joined the opposition Action Congress on whose platform he is running for president. |
Mr Abubakar, interrupted his campaigning to go to London at the weekend after damaging his knee. | Mr Abubakar, interrupted his campaigning to go to London at the weekend after damaging his knee. |
He fell off his running machine and tore a tendon, according to his spokesman Garba Shehu. | He fell off his running machine and tore a tendon, according to his spokesman Garba Shehu. |
On Sunday, ruling party candidate Umaru Yar'Adua returned to Nigeria from an emergency overseas health visit. | On Sunday, ruling party candidate Umaru Yar'Adua returned to Nigeria from an emergency overseas health visit. |
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