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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The electoral commission barred Vice President Atiku Abubakar from Nigeria's crucial elections, omitting his name from the roster of two dozen approved candidates vying to lead Africa's most-populous nation. Abubakar's camp said it would contest the ruling in court.
The electoral commission gave no reason for its exclusion on Thursday of Abubakar, who is involved in a public feud with the president and is one of three front-runners in the race, but listed constitutional prohibitions on candidates indicted for crimes before a court or executive panel.
A panel arranged by President Olusegun Obasanjo's executive branch earlier concluded that Abubakar had embezzled state funds.
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