DEVELOPING: INEC Mulls Polls Postponement

There are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is mulling the postponement of the general elections, less than 9 hours to the commencement of the process, The WHISTLER has learnt.

As a prelude to the decision, the chairman of electoral commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, is locked in a meeting with stakeholders, including international and local observers.

Already, the commission which had boasted of being prepared is facing logistics nightmares.

In Niger state for instance, the commission had reported that ballot papers meant for Niger East and Niger North senatorial districts are missing.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Samuel Egwu, made the declaration while interacting with journalists in Minna.

“The issue has been reported to the INEC’s Headquarters in Abuja for urgent attention.

“The officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria saddled with the responsibility of securing the electoral sensitive materials have gone to Abuja for the last batch of the sensitive materials for Saturday’s elections in the state, so we are waiting,’’ he said.