The Nigerian independent national electoral commission (INEC) says it will not postpone the 2019 general elections because of the delay in the passage of its budget.
INEC chairman, prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarifications while fielding questions from state house correspondents on Friday in Abuja.
He said that there was no provision under the law for postponement of elections.
The date is formed and fixed, February 16, 2019; we issued the timetable way in advance; for the very first time in the history of our nation, citizens of Nigeria know when elections will take place one year in advance. It has never happened before.
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