By RFIPalled on 02-16-2019 Modified on 16-02-2019 at 18:21
In Nigeria, a dozen hours after the announcement of postponement of elections to 23 February, the electoral commission (INEC) held an information point this Saturday in Abuja to explain.
It is on behalf of the Independent Electoral Commission that Mahmood Yakubu apologized to the Nigerians. The president of the INEC rejected any political pressure or security issue to justify the postponement of elections.
Mahmood Yakubu explained a succession of events that led him to an irretrievable delay to a few hours of the vote on Friday night.
Poor weather conditions would have greatly complicated the delivery of election materials in many localities. And the fires in three local branches of the commission forced the reprinting of voting cards and documents.
Mahmood Yakubu indicates that the INEC assumes full responsibility for malfunctions. The commission he chairs is therefore committed to three points this week: the delivery of election materials to the 120,000 polling stations, the verification of the voting card reader and a full-scale rehearsal session involving agents. elections at the polls.
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