After waiting patiently for hours by Nigerians for Prof. Attahiru
Jega to conclude his meeting with various stakeholders, He announced that the
forth coming general elections has been postponed to the following dates; March
28th for Presidential and National Assembly, while April 11th
for Governorship and State Assembly.Reasons he gave was centred on the advice given by security National
Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki(retd.), and other service chiefs that their
agencies would not be able to guarantee security of INEC personnel in some
parts of the country.
Jega said the commission was empowered by Section 26 (1) of
the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) to shift national elections due to some
factors and he prays that nothing else would come up again warranting the dates
to be changed again.
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