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Buhari skips order of elections in talks with Saraki, Dogara
There were indications last night that the order of the 2019 general election was not one of the issues President Muhammadu Buhari discussed with the Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and other leaders of the National Assembly at a meeting they held on Thursday night.
A principal officer of the National Assembly at the meeting told our correspondent yesterday that “the matter was never discussed.”
Rather, the source said, the Presidency and the leadership of the National Assembly are engaged in behind-the-scene talks on the row over the order of the elections.
Investigation conducted by The Nation correspondent revealed that efforts were on to resolve the crisis concerning the alterations amicably.
The Nation, March 17, 2018
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