Hard knocks for INEC on Twitter over shift in polls

The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the 2019 elections has sparked a wave of criticisms by Nigerians on social media platform Twitter.

Scores of disgruntled Nigerians took to their social media accounts on the platform to express their displeasure over the decision made by INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu earlier today.

Rising from a stakeholders meeting which lasted for hours, the electoral body early on Saturday said it could no longer go ahead with the election, citing logistics and operational plans as reasons for the postponement.

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INEC later informed that the presidential and National Assembly elections have been shifted by a week and will now hold on February 23 while state elections will hold on March 9.

That announcement by INEC has now caused a frenzy on Twitter as Nigerians have decided to vent their spleen on INEC Chairman Yakubu as his decision may have spoilt private plans for another week.

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