Nigeria's elections must not let Africa down - Mogae

Mogae, the head of observers from the Commonwealth, told AFP in an interview that he regretted that Nigeria had to postpone upcoming parliamentary, presidential and state polls, but said it was the only reasonable choice.

"It is best to have postponed rather than to have tried to go ahead and have a faulty election," the 71-year-old said at the observer mission's offices at the Hilton hotel in Abuja. "At least now, with goodwill, there is still a chance that elections would be credible."