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Al Jazeera
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Ahmed Idris

Economic fears mount over Nigeria election delay

Economic fears mount over Nigeria election delay

Some of Nigeria's leading presidential candidates have condemned the decision to postpone elections by a week.

Many have blamed each other for the delay, announced by the election commission hours before polls were due to open.

There is also growing concern about the economic effect.

Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris reports from the northeastern city of Maiduguri.

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