The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11 by one week. This was made known in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye on Wednesday. The PUNCH had reported that the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and his commissioners were in a closed-door meeting over the governorship election. 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.

Source: Punch March 09, 2023 07:03 UTC