Saturday 7 February 2015

INEC Meeting still ongoing but election would be postponed to 28th March

It is speculated according to Punch that INEC would postpone he election to March 28 and April 11, 2015 because Jega was left with no option
Read the report below
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, continued his meeting with various stakeholders on Saturday, hours after he was expected to have announced whether the schedule for the general elections still subsists or the polls have been shifted as widely speculated.


He has been having series of meetings since morning at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Among those he met were leaders of registered political parties.

He also met members of the civil society groups.

He is presently meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners.

Our correspondent learnt that after the security agencies gave their reports that it would be better to shift the elections, Jega was left with no option than to agree to a postponement of the elections.

It was gathered that INEC would announce March 28 and April 11, 2015 as the new dates for the elections.

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