Nigerian Back on Ballot
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – The electoral commission said Tuesday it would comply with a Supreme Court ruling that overturned its disqualification of Vice President Atiku Abubakar from Nigeria’s crucial presidential elections.
“The commission assures every Nigerian that the name of the vice president will be on the ballot,” a commission spokesman, Phillip Umeadi, told reporters in the capital, Abuja. “The logistics are being put in place.”
