2023 Presidential Election May Be Postponed — INEC

• INEC said it may shift the 2023 presidential election by two weeks.

• A senior INEC official confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday.

• The incessant burning of INEC offices across the country may force the electoral body to shift the election by 14 days.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a senior official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that the electoral body may postpone the February 25 presidential election by a minimum of two weeks due to logistics issues.

Speaking to the Independent, a senior INEC official stated that while the electoral body is determined to stick with the scheduled date, recent developments in the country may force it to announce an extension.

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He said: “The Commission is doing all it can to stick to the announced dates but given the numerous challenges being witnessed across the country, such as the burning of our offices, insecurity challenges and attack on INEC officials, lingering fuel scarcity coupled with problems arising from the Naira redesign, I won’t be surprised if the election is postponed by two weeks minimum.”

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The incessant burning of INEC offices across the country and the insecurity challenges in the South-East and North- East may force the electoral body to shift the election by 14 days.

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