The source boasted that the ruling party under the Buhari administration has achieved more than enough to retain power not minding the prevalent rate of poverty and hunger, which appear to have eroded the trust and confidence of the Nigerian masses in the government. The incumbent himself exhibited similar confidence of retaining power if the election had held on Saturday when granting an interview to CNN Africa in his hometown Daura about a day to the poll, saying that nobody could unseat him. According to him, “This can put a question mark on even the results of the elections, especially if, God forbid, it now favours the ruling party. The group said it is expedient for political actors to check for facts before hurriedly crucifying INEC. He said INEC, being an independent body, has the right to postpone any election if logistics goes wrong suddenly or anyhow, even if at the eleventh hour to the election.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2019 04:07 UTC