Nigeria Decides 2019
#NigeriaDecides: Reports of likely postponement as INEC holds emergency meeting
There are reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering a postponement of the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections.
Officials of the commission are currently in an emergency meeting in Abuja.
The reports claim the consideration for postponement is linked to the commission’s unsolved logistics challenges in some states even as late as the eve of the elections.
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Earlier on Friday, INEC’s REC in Niger State confirmed to newsmen that ballot papers for Niger East and North are missing.
There have also been some reports emerging from other states like Ekiti claiming incomplete election materials.
There have, however, been no official confirmation from INEC yet on whether or not any postponement would be allowed.
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