BREAKING: Bad Weather Responsible For Postponement Of Elections, Says INEC Chairman

  Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says bad weather, sabotage, and a host of other factors caused the commission to delay the elections.

Earlier on Saturday, the INEC Chairman had announced the postponement of the elections by one week.

Addressing a conference in Abuja on saturday afternoon, he said the commission was ready for the elections, but had to shift, as a result of the challenges.


He also noted that sensitive materials had been brought back to the Central Bank of nigeria (CBN).

According to Yakubu, some materials were not delivered in due time as a result of bad weather, and such materials that should have been flown by air, had to be transported by road and as such, there was delay.

He also noted that there had been trials to sabotage the efforts of the commission referenced in fire incidents that occurred at the commission’s offices in Abia, Plateau and Anambra states.

The meeting is still ongoing.

More to follow…