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AFP
Abuja
Nigeria’s main opposition on Tuesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of paying “lip service” to democracy, as a war of words escalated before rescheduled elections this weekend. Presidential and parliamentary elections were called off just hours before polling on Saturday, with logistical difficulties blamed for the distribution of materials.
Since then, the tone of the two main parties has become increasingly combative, even after all sides agreed to hold peaceful elections and to accept the results. The harder language prompted a warning from the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, and a call for calm.
“Please speak in a manner that does not contribute to heating the polity and the political atmosphere,” he said.
Abuja
Nigeria’s main opposition on Tuesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of paying “lip service” to democracy, as a war of words escalated before rescheduled elections this weekend. Presidential and parliamentary elections were called off just hours before polling on Saturday, with logistical difficulties blamed for the distribution of materials.
Since then, the tone of the two main parties has become increasingly combative, even after all sides agreed to hold peaceful elections and to accept the results. The harder language prompted a warning from the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, and a call for calm.
“Please speak in a manner that does not contribute to heating the polity and the political atmosphere,” he said.
