Nigeria ruling party criticises US over vote warnings
© Provided by AFP Saturday's election will see Nigeria's President Mohammadu Buhari stand for a second four-year term against former vice-president Atiku Abubakar in what is expected to be a close race Nigeria's ruling party on Monday hit back at the United States and other foreign allies for making "unguarded" public statements ahead of presidential polls this weekend. The US, Britain and the European Union have in recent weeks publicly warned against vote-rigging and election violence, and also expressed concern over President Muhammadu Buhari's suspension of Nigeria's top judge last month. Saturday's election will see Buhari stand for a second four-year term against former vice-president Atiku Abubakar in what is expected to be a close race. Buhari's re-election campaign spokesman Festus Keyamo called the statements from the US and others "notably off-key" and unwelcome. "Instead of encouraging our country toward credible...