Election Postponement: INEC chairman holds world press conference
INEC announced the postponement of the 2019 general elections on Saturday, February 16, 2019.
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu
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The electoral body announced the postponement of the 2019 general elections on Saturday, February 16, 2019.
CUPP hails postponement of elections by INEC
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for postponing the elections.
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CUPP spokesman, Ikenga Ugochinyere, praised Yakubu for averting bloodshed by postponing the elections.
Ugochinyere also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to compromise the elections with the help of security agencies.
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