Nigeria delays elections as it fights Boko Haram
(The Christian Science Monitor) The decision by Nigeria’s electoral commission to postpone the general election until March 28 because of security concerns related to the Boko Haram insurgency has brought the country closer to a political crisis.
The Independent Electoral Commission announced its decision a week ahead of the planned February 14 election based on the military’s assessment that it could not guarantee security at the polls amid newly announced military operations in Nigeria’s northeastern states.
Critics, however, say the delay is a political move by President Goodluck Jonathan, who is facing fierce competition from main opposition party candidate Muhammadu Buhari.
