“With the decision of the House of Representatives today, it means that both houses of the National Assembly have agreed to move next year’s election to January. This decision will be gazetted to become law,” the source told AFP.
The move, which concludes a process of constitutional amendment, is expected to pressure President Goodluck Jonathan’s ruling party into deciding whether its candidate will be from the mainly Christian south or from the majority Muslim north.
The current constitutional rules state that polls must be held between 30 and 60 days before the new president’s term begins. Presidents take office on May 29.
Jonathan, who took over following the death of president Umaru Yar’Adua in May, is widely expected to run, but he has not officially declared his candidacy.
There has been a dispute within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over whether it will back Jonathan.
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