Ansah has since been the target of nationwide protests calling for her to go over her handling of disputed election.
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The opposition party also alleged there had been incidents of proxy voting, people voting multiple times and the voting cards of absent voters being redistributed to ruling party electors.
The axed deputy minister’s latest callous remarks came a week after he was reprimanded for criticising Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Paris court granted Kabuga’s request for an eight-day postponement to prepare his defence.
Since the disease spread to Cameroon, there had been concerns about president Biya’s whereabouts.
Majoro will stay in charge until scheduled elections in June 2022. A seasoned economist, he previously worked as finance minister and an executive director at the International Monetary Fund.
Ruling party candidate, general Evariste Ndayishimiye has suggested voters not fear the coronavirus, saying “God loves Burundi and if there are people who have tested positive, it is so that God may manifest his power in Burundi.”
The country’s supreme ruler King Letsie III has been advised by parliament to appoint Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro as premier and he is expected to be sworn in on Wednesday.
Bemba’s lawyers had sought a total of nearly 69 million euros including compensation for the time he spent in jail and damages for legal costs.
“Nigeria is not yet ready for full opening of the economy and tough decisions have to be taken for the good of the greater majority,” said Boss Mustapha, the chairman of Nigeria’s presidential task force for COVID-19.