Polls: Shift Painful But Nigerians Must Maintain Their Commitment — Tinubu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 17, 2019
National leader of the All Progressives Congress APC,Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to remain committed and not allow the electionpostponement deter them from exercising their rights on February 23.
Tinubu made the call in a statement issued in Lagos.
Presidential and National Assembly elections slatedfor February 16 were shifted to 23 by the IndependentNational Electoral Commission INEC on Saturday, hours to the commencement ofthe polls.
Governorship, state houses of assembly and FederalCapital Territory Area Council polls, earlier fixed for March 2were also moved to 9 by INEC due to some challenges.
According to Tinubu, there were reports of eagervoters rising early to leave their homes to cast their ballots on Saturday onlyto be told upon arriving at their appointed polling stations that the electionhad been postponed.