Officials said several couples who had booked marriage ceremonies for Saturday February 23 had already called in to reschedule, creating significant administrative issues. VOTE TIMETABLEThat has heightened political tensions -- and tempers -- but it has also thrown ordinary Nigerians' plans for this weekend into disarray. Officials said several couples who had booked marriage ceremonies for Saturday February 23 had already called in to reschedule, creating significant administrative issues. ECONOMYAll of which scuppers the significant planning that goes into weddings -- particularly Nigerian ones, which are often grand affairs, with hundreds of guests. Kemi Akinolotu, chief executive of a wedding planning company, Eventories, said marriages by the richest Nigerians are largely unaffected but poorer couples have had to downsize.

Source: Daily Nation February 19, 2019 12:33 UTC