INEC announces postponement of gubernatorial election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, March 7 announced the postponement of the coming gubernatorial election by one week.

The 2023 gubernatorial election was scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 11, however, it has now been postponed to the 18th of March, 2023.

This was made known in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye on Wednesday.

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A state Resident Electoral Commissioner who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity also confirmed the decision.

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The decision was reached after the meeting with the INEC chairman and his team.

The postponement is coming about three days before the March 11 date earlier scheduled for the state elections.

Consequently, all activities pertaining to the exercise are rescheduled, especially the states inspection of sensitive materials at the Central Bank of Nigeria.

INEC’s decision was due to the commission’s inability to earnestly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines utilised during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections to enable their use in the state elections.