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DATE: TUESDAY, July 13, 1993                   TAG: 9307130125
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LAGOS, NIGERIA                                LENGTH: Short

NEW NIGERIAN VOTE ORDERED

Nigeria's military ruler on Monday ordered new presidential elections to replace the ballot he annulled last month, another twist in this nation's attempts to move to democracy.

Gen. Ibrahim Babangida issued the decree ordering July 31 elections after the country's two political parties failed to agree on his proposals for a transfer of power to a civilian president.

It was the second time he ordered new elections since voiding the June 12 ballot, and it is not likely to be the last word in the leadership crisis that has caused widespread unrest in Africa's most populous nation.

The announcement is yet another repudiation of wealthy industrialist Moshood K.O. Abiola, who according to unofficial returns won the June ballot that Babangida subsequently annulled. - Associated Press

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