Nigeria: 2007 election dates set

Late last month, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) finally announced the dates on which next year’s scheduled general and presidential elections are to be held. According to INEC Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, who spoke at the National Forum on 2007 Elections in Abuja, governorship and state assembly elections are to hold throughout the country on April 14, whereas presidential and National Assembly elections are to hold a week later, on April 21.