Panel Announces February Elections
From Times Wire Reports
Nigeria’s military regime will hold democratic elections at the end of February and hand over power to a popularly chosen government in May, the electoral commission announced. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, who came to power in early June after the death of dictator Gen. Sani Abacha, promised last month to bring about civilian rule.
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