Some Nigerian celebrities including Olubankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington, Emeka Ike, Desmond Elliot, Freedom ‘Mr Jollof’ Atsekpoyi and Shina Peller are vying for several elective positions as the 2019 polls close in.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has described any individual, entity or group that intends to engage in violent activities during the forthcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections as enemies of democracy.
As Nigerians prepare for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, Senator Ahmed Ogembe has tasked INEC to ensure that the “logistics isues” that necessitated the postponement were fully sorted out.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama and the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will on Wednesday brief Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations on the conduct of February 23 elections.
Maverick activist, Charly Boy, has said that he will lead a peaceful protest to the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission if the agency shifts the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday.
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had uncovered plans by suspected hired thugs to attack polling centres in some unnamed states in the Niger Delta.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has administered the oath of neutrality on its management staff in Yola ahead of the re-scheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has described himself as the candidate of everybody, irrespective of class, age, gender or creed.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday raised the alarm over the missing Independent National Electoral Commission result sheets for Enugu West Senatorial District during last weekend’s botched Presidential and National Assembly elections.
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is not afraid about the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections, saying Nigerians should be allowed to vote for whoever they want even if they are not candidates of the All Progressives Congress.
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kebbi state, has urged politicians o be wary of social media posts after voting prior to the official declaration of result by the commission.
The National Youth Service Corps in Enugu State has appealed to corps members in the state to shelve the idea of boycotting the general elections.
Worshippers at the Saints Peter and Saint Paul Catholic Church, Tedi, Lagos on Sunday dedicated February 23 to God for a successful general election.
All Progressives Congress National Leader and Co-Chair of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said though the postponement of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections was painful, all those who actually came out to vote and those who intended to vote in the postponed elections must maintain their commitment.
Chief George Muoghalu, National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress, has called on Nigerians to consider the shift in dates of 2019 general election as a sacrifice for entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria.
The Christian Association of Nigeria has described the postponement of the Saturday’s elections as a national embarrassment and setback.
The West Africa Network for Peace building and partners have called on the international community and domestic observers not to be deterred or lose faith in Nigeria’s electoral process because of the postponement.
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties has described inconsistencies associated the preparations for the 2019 general elections as supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission as “part of a deliberate plot by anti-democratic forces to derail Nigerian democracy and enthrone an interim government the in country”.
Governor Muhammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has said on Saturday that although the postponement of the polls was painful, it was done in the best interest of the nation.
The Vice President National Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Tony Ejinkeonye, says Nigeria will lose billions of naira due to the postponement of the general election.