The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the Governorship and House of Assembly elections from Saturday March 11 to Saturday March 18.
The postponement, according to INEC, is due to litigation against it.
A statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said that following Wednesday’s ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the presidential election held on February 25, the commission met to assess its impact on its preparations for the governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for March 11, 2023, and decided to defer the election by one week.
By this postponement, elections will not hold this Saturday until next week Saturday.