Nigeria’s electoral agency has denied postponing the presidential election billed for 16 February 2019 describing it as ‘Fake News’.
The presidential and national assembly elections were scheduled to hold in few hours but former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose hinted that the election had been postponed.
The national commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity at INEC, Mr. Festus Okoye, has now urged Nigerians to ignore the rumours.
“If stories are flying about, allow the stories to fly. What they are reporting is not true,” Mr Okoye told DailyPost.
He said: “Yes we are in a meeting but we have not taken such decision.
“This is election period and as commissioners, we meet every time”.
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INEC offices and election materials have been set ablaze in the last week in three states.
The latest was in Awka, Anambra state. Other incidents took place in Abia and Plateau states. The election materials were gutted by mysterious fire.
On Friday, the commission in Niger State announced that elections for the senatorial positions of Niger East and Niger North may not hold on Saturday as the ballot papers meant for the zone were missing.
