Chad: Chad opposition boycotts presidential election | BBC News

The main opposition figures are boycotting after their demands for electoral reform were not met. There are concerns that the boycott could affect voters turnout.

Mr Deby, who has faced two attempted coups since the last polls, has recently mended relations with Sudan, where rebel fighters were based. The BBC’s former correspondent in Chad, Celeste Hicks, says this has helped to restore security and it is significant that Monday’s election is taking place in relative peace.

Nigeria: Botched Election Exposed PDP Rigging Strategies in Nigeria | thisdaylive.com

Former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change,[CPC], Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) said the postponement of the rescheduled National Assembly Elections has exposed the very sophisticated rigging strategies of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party [PDP].

Addressing newsmen at the Benin Airport on his way to Onitsha in Anambra State in continuation of his nation-wide campaign, Buhari said the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega to postpone the general elections is a blessing in disguise as it shows that the PDP had arranged to rig the elections in favour of its candidates.