Many Nigerians are having a hard time coming to terms with reality; that the 2023 general elections won’t be concluded tomorrow after raised hopes of returning to pre-election fuel and cash crises after this weekend. On Wednesday night, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced shift of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly polls by a week.
“Moreover, the postponement could have the immediate effect of harming voter enthusiasm and turnout rates, as some voters might be too drained by a long drawn out political process and the aftereffects of a flawed presidential exercise to carry on with the process on the newly chosen date,” it added.
The LP Chairman expressed misgivings over INEC’s various applications in court, reliefs sought and postponement of the governorship election earlier scheduled for tomorrow. “But the court in their wisdom has given them privilege and you can see, immediately they got that judgment, they shifted the elections.
SBM further said INEC’s efforts at ensuring the elections took place were not helped by the crippling cash shortage and fuel scarcity that resulted in protests and riots in parts of the country, with some state governments openly declaring their refusal to align with the Federal Government’s currency redesign policies.
Also, 18 registered political parties under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council have warned that the electorate would no longer accept excuses that suggest that their quest for INEC to deliver credible, inclusive and acceptable polls to Nigerians is not possible. The Presidency also ruled out the possibility of taking any decision that would lead to the annulment of the presidential election as was the case of June 12, 1993.
“The signing into the law the Electoral Act, 2022 and the use of technology for the elections were indications that President Buhari was ready to bequeath to Nigeria, a transparent electoral process, devoid of manipulations.” The ruling All Progressives Congress has called on INEC to preserve and protect the integrity of the extracted data from BVAS. APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, enjoined INEC to use the opportunity presented by the election postponement to address any gaps identified in the presidential election to avoid a reoccurrence in the March 18 election.
Ole barawo banza
This man should be held responsible. What about the 300bn he spent to conduct this charade. Now they want to wail about 2bn, what nonsense
Scammers leading Nigeria 🇳🇬 Still complaining why youths are doing yahoo yahoo Shameless government
Barawo
You should be resigned and arrested for accountability
Most corrupt Nigerian is Mahmoud, that man stink than a rotten corpse.
Blood of Jesus!!!
Okay.
INECIsCorrupt
This guy is just cashing out
Contract BBN organiser to run election for Nigeria. Too many protocols and resources wastage,they still deliver shambles.INEC is an archaic order doing things same way.Even if you give them trillions in dollars they will still fumble cos the world has left their system behind
SMH verified fraud
It's not your money