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Voting From A Jail Cell by panafrican(m): 4:12am On Dec 20, 2014
Nigeria is being original. Here unlike what is happening in many countries, you could vote from a jail cell

19 December 2014 Last updated at 12:31 ET
Nigeria court backs prisoners' vote, 19 December 2014 Last updated at 12:31 ET
BBC
A Nigeria court has ruled that prisoners should be able to vote in all national and local elections.

The ruling from the Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, comes ahead of closely-fought general elections in February 2015.

Earlier this year, there were nearly 57,000 prisoners across the country, the Nigerian Prisons Services said.

Almost 70% of these have not been convicted of a crime - many wait for their trials for several years.

"To deny inmates the right to vote is unconstitutional, illegal, irregular, unlawful, null and void and of no effect whatsoever," Justice Mohammed Lima said on Tuesday.
Continue reading @ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30552146
Re: Voting From A Jail Cell by IKJ66(m): 5:30am On Dec 20, 2014
OdiKwa risky !!!!
Re: Voting From A Jail Cell by hushmail: 5:45am On Dec 20, 2014
good development

prisoner r denied freedom of movement not disenfranchised
Re: Voting From A Jail Cell by Nobody: 2:33pm On Dec 21, 2014
All prison votes would go to PDP no doubt.
Re: Voting From A Jail Cell by isalegan2: 7:47pm On Dec 22, 2014
GenBuhari:
All prison votes would go to PDP no doubt.

grin grin grin
Re: Voting From A Jail Cell by Nobody: 8:25pm On Dec 22, 2014
GenBuhari:
All prison votes would go to PDP no doubt.
True that.

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