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Nigeria has failed to clinch a seat at the International Criminal Court after the nominee of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), failed to obtain the necessary votes.
Buhari’s nominee, Justice Ishaq Bello, who is the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, obtained five per cent of the total votes cast.
The ICC stated on its website that Bello polled 12 votes out of the 117 votes in the first round of the election, making him one of the lowest nominees, second only to Milandou Prosper of the Republic of Congo.