The Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria has
decided to shift Saturday ’ s presidential and National
Assembly elections till next week 23 February .
It was one of the decisions reached early today in a
crunch talk between INEC chairman, Professor
Mahmood Yakubu and 12 national commissioners in
Abuja , according to sources close to the meeting .
Professor Yakubu will be briefing the media later
today on the decision, amidst reports of logistics
problems faced by the commission .
The meeting , which began Friday evening , was still in
progress up till 1 . 30 a . m .
Rotimi Oyekanmi , the chief press secretary to the
INEC chairman told newsmen that the decision of the
meeting will be communicated later today and that
some decision about the election had been reached .
Source: punchng
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