Hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the postponement official, many streets, roads and highways remained empty. Still stunned by the sudden decision, many citizens decided not to venture out of their homes while shops remained locked. “Everybody had prepared to vote only to hear the announcement this morning that it has been postponed. “My child schools outside Lagos and I know the amount of money that brought him home as transport fare. “I was flabbergasted, when on calling a friend after seven in the morning, only to hear that the election had been postponed.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2019 03:45 UTC