Okechukwu Nnodim, AwkaThe African Union, Economic, Social and Cultural Council on Sunday cautioned politicians and stakeholders in Nigeria’s political space to stop the blame game caused by the postponement of last Saturday’s presidential elections. It also charged the Independent National Electoral Commission to set a global standard with the February 23, 2019, adding that voters must not be discouraged as a result of the one week postponement by INEC. The council urged Nigerians to be calm, exercise restraint and support INEC in discharging the responsibility of conducting free, fair and credible election. The AU-ECOSOCC disclosed this in an emailed reaction on the election postponement, which was made available to our correspondent through its Nigeria Chapter Representative, John Oba. It appealed to stakeholders not to get tired due to the postponement and the shortcomings of the electoral commission, adding that the AU council had confidence that INEC will still make Africa proud.

Source: Punch February 17, 2019 15:56 UTC