Local and Int’l observers meet in Abuja after postponement of election

Observers of commonwealth, AU, EU and ECOWAS met on Saturday, at Transcorp Hilton hotel, Abuja for a meeting after the decision made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the general election till 23rd of February.

The meeting which was held inside the Plateau ballroom of the hotel started at 11.am.

The former president of Liberia, Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in her response to correspondents about the purpose of the meeting, stated that details will be revealed in the long run.

”I cannot say anything now. We are still on talks. I will brief you later,” she said.

Read also: POLLS POSTPONEMENT: We take full responsibility, we’re sorry —INEC boss Yakubu

Meanwhile, many international and local observers had previously met concerning the assessment of the country’s polls shortly before the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu announced the decision to shift presidential and national assembly elections to February 23 as well as the governorship and state houses of assembly polls to March 9 as against the agreed which was earlier slated for March 2.

The meeting which lasted for an hour included the Director, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) Ms. Idayat Hassan, the convener of Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Mr. Clement Nwankwo, the executive director for YIAGA ARICA Mr Samson Itodo and the executive director, Civil Society legislative advocacy centre (CISLAC) Mr Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani.

By Todimu Ogunade….

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