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16/02/2019 GMT

Nigeria Postpones its Election

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Anger in Nigeria over delayed poll; Colombia's Foreign Minister on Venezuela

Anger in Nigeria as elections due to be held today are postponed.

Also, Colombia's Foreign Minister tells us the situation in neighbouring Venezuela has reached a critical point.

And, a lesson from Turkey on how to save democracy from decay.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Maria Margaronis, London correspondent for the Nation, which is an American Magazine that describes itself as a place for debate on the left; and Justin Quirk, Culture writer and critic.

(Image: Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria, announces the postponement of the 2019 presidential election. Credit: AFP)

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