Nigeria: Wike Skips Council of State After Appointment of New INEC Chair

Minister for the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike and several former Nigerian heads of state skipped a Council of State meeting over disagreement with President Bola Tinubu's appointment of Joash Amupitan as the chair of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, on Oct. 10, Sahara Reporters reported the same day. ...