Ballot papers were stolen and voters intimidated when Nigeria re-staged polls for hundreds of state and federal legislators' seats on Saturday after elections widely condemned as fraudulent.The April 14 and 21 polls delivered a landslide victory for the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which has ruled Africa's most populous nation and biggest oil exporter for eight years. But international observers said the elections were not credible and the opposition has rejected the results. The electoral body had rescheduled elections for some seats in 26 of the 36 states, in places where the earlier polls were cancelled due to massive irregularities. In one state, southeastern Imo, the election for governor was rescheduled. ...
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