Nigeria: What They're Saying About the Elections

IRIN

29 March 2011

Nigeria: What They're Saying About the Elections

analysis

Nairobi — Power transfers from soldiers to civilians, concession speeches, post-poll lawsuits, unprecedented violence - West Africa has seen mixed outcomes in recent elections, and the region's most populous country and largest economy is up next: Nigerians are scheduled to vote for a president, legislators and state governors in the coming weeks.

Various think tanks and rights groups have been examining election-related violence, calling on candidates and new leaders to safeguard Nigerians' rights, suggesting measures for avoiding a repeat of the nearly universally condemned 2007 elections, and recommending what's needed to seal much-needed reforms. Observers say with these polls Nigeria could either explode or blossom.

Here is a selection of recent reports (in no particular order): ....