The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has described the postponement of the Saturday’s elections as a national embarrassment and setback. The President, Rev Samson Ayokunle, said this in a statement by his Special Assistant, Media and Communications, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, in Abuja on Saturday. According to the association, it first came as fake news that was totally far from the truth, thinking that the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) got enough time to prepare for these elections. “They got the needed fund released to them earlier enough and also assured Nigerians that elections would go on as scheduled without any issue. “This is a National embarrassment on the nation, as big as Nigeria with many highly qualified professionals, yet we postponed the elections on the early hours of Election Day,” he said. Ayokunle said that the postponement was the unexplainable, adding that smaller nations were doing better. “With the 2015 election, the whole world is e...

The INEC Chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood has explained why the commission postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, February 16. Speaking at a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, the INEC Chairman ruled out political influence in the postponement, saying that the commission takes full responsibility for the anomaly. Giving reasons for the postponement, Prof. Yakubu said, “The decision has nothing to do with security,  political influence or inadequate resources ” The meeting followed INEC’s announcement in the early hours of Saturday postponing the general elections by a week, less than five hours to the start of the polls. Below is the full statement by the INEC Chairman. “ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION lNEC. PROFESSOR MAHMOOD YAKUBU TO THE STAKEHOLDERS’ MEETING ON THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE ABUJA ON SATURDAY 16th FEBRUARY 2019 About thirteen hours ...