Speaking to exclusively to Sunday Tribune, the Director-General of the LCCI, Muda Yusuf, said that the nation’s maritime sector also suffered horrendous loss due to the election postponement. According to him, “the postponement of the elections has caused very serious disruptions to the nation’s economy and businesses. He described the election postponement as appalling and unfortunate, noting that it could make the nation become a laughing stock among comity of nations. “Overall, the postponement of the elections due to ‘logistic reasons’ was avoidable and does not bode well for the nation’s economy. Postponement, a national embarrassment—Kano tradersA cross section of traders in Kano, the Kano State capital, while responding to the news of election postponement on Saturday, described the development as a national embarrassment.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 17, 2019 08:26 UTC