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| Nigerian court upholds president's victory |
| 2008-02-27 |
| A Nigerian tribunal upheld the 2007 election of President Umaru Yar’Adua on Tuesday, rejecting challenges from rivals who wanted the vote annulled because of massive rigging. The tribunal in Africa’s most populous nation ruled that opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari, Yar’Adua’s main opponent, had failed to prove that violations of the electoral law were substantial enough to invalidate the overall result. The five-judge tribunal also rejected a challenge brought by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who came third in the election that local and international observers said was marred by massive fraud. “Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan remain the president and vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the ruling said. |
| Posted by:Fred |