The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to move Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections to March 18, 2023, barring any further extensions.
INEC’s decision is coming about three days before the March 11 date earlier scheduled for the state elections.
The postponement is due to the inability of the commission to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to enable their use in the state elections.
INEC was earlier restrained from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies (CTC) issued to candidates who are challenging the outcome of the presidential election.
Efforts to get reaction of Festus Okoye, spokesperson for the commission, proved abortive as his phone was unreachable.
More details to follow…