W. NIGERIAN ELECTIONS
(N.Z P A.-Reuter—Copyright) IBADAN (Western Nigeria), October 17. One of the leaders of Western Nigeria’s United Progressive Grand Alliance Party. Alhaji D. S. Adegbenro. appeared in the High Court in Ibadan, yesterday, charged with illegally assuming the Premiership of Western Nigeria. Nine more party leaders appeared in Court with him. fTYia Albani wac arrested on
Nine more party leaders appeared in Court with him. The Alhapi was arrested on Thursday after he had declared that the results of Monday’s regional general election were false and had formed an “interim Government” with himself as Premier.
In Monday’s regional general elections, the ruling Nigerian ■ National Democratic Party won with a landslide victory over the combined opposition, the United Progressive Grand Alliance.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30884, 18 October 1965, Page 15
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