After consultations with stakeholders, including 63 political parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday rescheduled the general elections.
The elections will now hold as follows: April 9(National Assembly); April 16(Presidential); and April 26(Governorship and State House of Assembly).
President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Security Council favoured the rescheduling of the elections for five reasons, according to sources.
INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega, who announced the rescheduling of the elections at a briefing in Abuja after a two-hour session with leaders of political parties, admitted that all stakeholders, especially the parties, wanted the poll shift.
He said: “Yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the rescheduling of the 2011 National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) elections from April 2nd to April 4
th
, 2011 due to late arrival of sensitive election materials.
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