Prof. Lai Olurode, a former National Electoral Commissioner of INEC in 2015, has called for compensation of political parties for the losses brought upon them due to Saturday’s elections postponement.
Author: The Eagle Online
Sunita Joseph, a resident of Bauchi metropolis, on Saturday lamented the re-scheduling of the dates of the 2019 general elections, saying it had disorganised the wedding arrangement of her intimate friend.
Prospective voters on Saturday continued to assemble at President Muhammadu Buhari’s Kofar Baru 003 polling unit, Sarkin Yara ward, Daura, Katsina State, despite the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
I am deeply disappointed that despite the long notice given and our preparations both locally and internationally, the Independent National Electoral Commission postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections within hours of its commencement.
Domestic airlines are counting loses over the last minute postponement of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has expressed disappointment over the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Saturday, condemned the postponement of the general elections by Independent National Electoral commission
Prof Kingsley Moghalu, the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, has urged Nigerians to remain calm following the postponement of the general elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is deeply disappointed that the Independent National Electoral Commission decided at the last minute to postpone the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday (today).
However, in the wee hours of Saturday, the INEC boss announced the postponement of the elections, citing logistics reasons
The Independent National Electoral Commission has started the retrieving of non-sensitive materials back to states headquarters, The Eagle Online has learnt.
The Buhari Media Organisation has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, of dereliction of duty and is demanding his resignation.
The Inter Party Advisory Commission in Oyo State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that all sensitive materials distributed before the poll was postponed are secured.
Reactions have continued to trail the postponement of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Election Commission.
Former Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, on Saturday expressed disappointment over the postponement of the general elections, but declared that INEC was never prepared for the exercise in the first place.
Ngozi Ijei, Special Adviser to the Delta state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowo, has been shot dead.
Reactions have been trailing the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to reschedule the Presidential and National Assembly Elections in the country initially billed for February 16.
The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas (APC-Adamawa), on Saturday decried the postponement of the general elections.
The Lagos Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council has appealed to Nigerians to support the Independent National Electoral Commission in order to deliver credible elections.