2019 Election
INEC: This is truly disappointing, says Laolu Akande
Spokesperson to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Laolu Akande has described the decision by INEC to postpone the presidential and national assembly as disappointing.
The Presidency has described the decision by Nigeria’s electoral body to postpone the presidential and national assembly as disappointing.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, stated that the President and Vice President were already at their base waiting to vote.
He urged Nigerians to remain calm, adding that, the journey to the Next Level will not be altered in anyway.
“Mr. President was already in Daura in Katsina State and the VP already in Lagos to vote this morning before the postponement just announced by INEC.
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“This is truly disappointing, but the march to the Next Level continues. Nigeria will prevail,” he tweeted on his official account.
INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu confirmed reports of the postponement of the presidential election, attributing the postponement of all the scheduled elections to logistic and operational problems.
He said the postponement will afford the commission the opportunity to address the identified challenges in order to maintain the quality of Nigeria’s elections.
The postponement of the election comes after more than six hours of meeting between INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and 12 national commissioners in Abuja.
The meeting, which began Friday evening ended early on Saturday.
Professor Yakubu said the INEC will be meeting all stakeholders at 2pm on Saturday at the International Conference Centre in Abuja to explain the commission’s position.
