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February 17, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says there is no more room for political campaigns or collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs in spite of the postponement of elections by one week.
The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, made this knownat the Commission’s meeting with stakeholders in Abuja.
Yakubu said that the deadline for the collection of PVCs and election campaigns by political parties according to the election timetable had passed.
On why the Commission did not consult party leadersbefore adjusting the dates, Yakubu said that it was due to the urgency,pointing out that Section 36 of the Electoral Act empowers INEC to do so.
Yakubu while answering a question on why the Commissionwaited till about 3am on Saturday before postponing the elections, said that upuntil 2am the Commission was still hopeful that elections would hold asscheduled.