{"id":360736,"date":"2011-04-02T12:20:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T12:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/02\/nigeria-logistics-problems-inec-postpones-elections-in-edo-delta-others\/"},"modified":"2011-04-02T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-02T12:20:53","slug":"nigeria-logistics-problems-inec-postpones-elections-in-edo-delta-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/02\/nigeria-logistics-problems-inec-postpones-elections-in-edo-delta-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Logistics Problems &#8211; INEC Postpones Elections in Edo, Delta, Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"46.5\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/64b3dae5vanguard180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Vanguard (Lagos)\" title=\"Visit Vanguard (Lagos)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p> 2 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Abuja \u2014 The general elections in Nigeria started, Saturday with  hitches caused by poor logistics, leading to the postponement of the  exercise in some states and cities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Saturday\u2019s elections are for the 109 seats in Senate and 360 seats for the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN the elections had been  postponed in Delta and\u00a0Edo, as well as the Federal Capital Territory  (FCT).<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Postponement were also announced in parts of Ekiti, Kwara and Gombe states where some senatorial elections were cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The Public Relations Officer of INEC in FCT, Mr Mohammed Salihu,  confirmed the postponement of the elections in FCT and said it was the  decision of the commission.<\/p>\n<p>He said the action was connected with vendors inability to supply some  sensitive materials, especially ballot papers for Senatorial elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Delta State, Mr Gabriel Adah,  also told newsmen that the postponment was due to logistics.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that only the INEC headquarters could reschedule the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Reports across the country confirm hitches, as materials arrived in many polling stations late.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of Public Affairs of INEC, Mr Emmanuel Umenger, said it  was too early to speculate over the cause of delay in the arrival of  election materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch problems arising from unforseen circumstances were expected. INEC can make up for the lose of time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104020080.html\" title=\"Nigeria: Logistics Problems - INEC Postpones Elections in Edo, Delta, Others\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nigeria: Logistics Problems &#8211; INEC Postpones Elections in Edo, Delta, Others<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 2 April 2011 Abuja \u2014 The general elections in Nigeria started, Saturday with hitches caused by poor logistics, leading to the postponement of the exercise in some states and cities across the country. The Saturday\u2019s elections are for the 109 seats in Senate and 360 seats for the House of Representatives. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN the elections had been postponed in Delta and\u00a0Edo, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-360736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria: Logistics Problems - INEC Postpones Elections in Edo, Delta, Others - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/02\/nigeria-logistics-problems-inec-postpones-elections-in-edo-delta-others\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Nigeria: Logistics Problems - INEC Postpones Elections in Edo, Delta, Others - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"2 April 2011 Abuja \u2014 The general elections in Nigeria started, Saturday with hitches caused by poor logistics, leading to the postponement of the exercise in some states and cities across the country. 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