Prof. Remi Sonaiya, Presidential Candidate of KOWA Party, on Saturday called for a national conversation over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Author: The Eagle Online
Some residents of Benin City in Edo State have expressed shock over the postponement of the general elections by one week by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Some residents of Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have expressed sadness over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Police Command in Enugu State says that election security arrangement still remained intact in the state in spite of postponement.
The residents, who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Saturday, said people would find it difficult to go about their normal business for the day, since they had not planned ahead.
A coalition of over 70 civil society organisations has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to be transparent with Nigerians on the challenges it faced that might affect election conduct.
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Ralphs Okey Nowsu, has called on Nigerians to reject the sit-tight script of the ruling All Progressives Congress, which he said had unfortunately been unveiled with the most irresponsible and scandalous postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on the day Nigerians had prepared to cast their votes.
Dr Sina Fagbenro-Byron, the presidential candidate of KOWA Party on Saturday, urged Nigerians, especially his supporters, not to be discouraged by the postponement of the elections.
Dr Victor Oye, National Chairman of APGA, expressed the disappointment in a statement issued in Awka on Saturday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met on Friday. 15’h February 2019 and reviewed its preparations for the 2019 General Elections scheduled for Saturday, 16’h February 2019 and Saturday, 2nd March 2019.
No fewer that 15 Ward Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno State have defected to the All Progressives Congress.
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to Abuja on Saturday following the postponement of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists has described as ridiculous the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the country’s general elections scheduled to commence on Saturday (today).
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State says it is waiting for instruction from its headquarters on what to do with the electoral materials already deployed for elections.
Victor Okhai, the presidential candidate of the Providence Peoples Congress on Saturday, expressed disappointment over the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olanisakin, commended the Nigerian Army for responsively and proactively establishing the “Elections Security Monitoring Situation Centre’’ at the army Headquarters’ Cyber Warfare Command.
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has described the postponement of the February 16 presidential and National Assembly elections as a `rude shock’.
A section of the electorate in Gombe State on Saturday blamed the postponement of the general elections on political interests.
Some residents of Akwa Ibom have condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission saying the decision could breed voter apathy.
As the impact of the postponement of the 2019 elections continue to revebrate across Nigeria, Rita Osawende, a bride-to be has lamented its impact her marriage plans.