INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the date for the conduct of the 2019 general elections remains sacrosanct notwithstanding the delay in the passage of the N189.2 billion budget- proposal for the conduct of the polls before the National Assembly. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, gave the assurance while fielding questions on the implications of the development after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, in the Presidential villa, Abuja, yesterday.
Yakubu said the date for the elections had already been set, adding that the issue of postponement was, therefore, not being contemplated by the Commission to alter programme.“I have said this over and over again, there are no conditions under which elections should be postponed, under section 26 of the Electoral Act. The date is formed and fixed, February 16, 2019.
“We issued the timetable way in advance. For the very first time in the history of our nation, citizens of Nigeria know when elections will take place one year in advance. It has never happened before.”<script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>
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