The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the commission Mahmud Yakubu made this known in a press briefing held at about 2.40am this morning.
INEC press release announcing shift of 2019 elections
Breaking News: The #NigeriaDecides2019 Elections now to hold on; 23rd February, 2019 for Presidential and National Assembly while the Governorship, State House of Assembly and the FCT Area Council Elections is to hold on 9th March, 2019. pic.twitter.com/6zhvBLQe2a
Following a careful review of its logistics and implementation plan, and its determination to conduct free fair and credible elections, the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible.
Consequently, the commission has decided to reschedule the Presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday 23rd February 2019. The governorship, state house of assembly and FCT elections earlier canceled are rescheduled to Saturday 9th March 2019.
Yakubu also stated that INEC would meet with key stakeholders to update them on the development at 2pm.
Onome Ohwovoriole has a degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin and prior to joining Nairametrics in December 2016 as Lead Analyst had stints in Publishing, Automobile Services, Entertainment and Leadership Training. He covers companies in the Nigerian corporate space, especially those listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He also has a keen interest in new frontiers like Cryptocurrencies and Fintech. In his spare time, he loves to read books on finance, fiction as well as keep up with happenings in the world of international diplomacy. You can contact him via onome.ohwovoriole@nairametrics.com
