The Nigerian Tide Vol. 8 no. 1086, January 21, 1978
Date
1978-01-21
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PortHarcourt,River state (4, Ikwere road, P M B 5072.): Newpaper corporation.
Abstract
• Impeachment Regulations: Constituent Assembly adopts new procedure and a 7-man tribunal for removing the President. • Election Hurdles: 1979 voter registration is stalled by Yenagoa's cholera outbreak and Bonny's violent communal clashes. • Global Politics: Portugal forms a new coalition government, while India's Indira Gandhi faces court again
Description
The January 21, 1978, edition of the Nigerian Tide highlights the Constituent Assembly’s new impeachment regulations for the presidency. Locally, voter registration for the 1979 elections is disrupted by a deadly cholera outbreak in Yenagoa and communal clashes in Bonny. Globally, Portugal moves toward a new coalition government, while India’s Indira Gandhi faces fresh legal actions.
Keywords
Elections, Impeachment, Cholera, Coalition