2019 Nigerian General Election Postponed to Saturday Feb 23,2019

Five hours before voting was to commence, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)—after an emergency meeting—announced at around 3am local time that the 2019 Nigerian elections, originally scheduled to be held on Saturday February 16,2019 have been postponed.

Without delving into details, the INEC simply cited logistical complications as the reason

February 23 is the new date for the presidential and parliamentary elections, which will be followed by elections for governorships on March09,2019

Both the ruling party and its primary opposition have condemned the decision by the INEC, accusing each other of attempting electoral manipulation.

This Nigerian election—the largest democratic exercise in Africa—comes four years after the first peaceful transition of power in 2015, when the then incumbent Jonathan Goodluck from the centre-right People’s Democratic Party (PDP) conceded defeat to Muhammadu Buhari from the centre-left All Progressive Congress (APC).