Amina Zakari’s role
5 Jan 2019
The chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, Saturday clarified the obligations of Amina Zakari, whose appointment as the chairman of the Commission's results collation committee has generated controversies. "Somebody has to prepare the venue [National Result Centre to be set up at the International Conference Centre] for the conduct of the election,…
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