What Nigerians Are Saying About Election Postponement

Ahead of the general elections earlier scheduled for February 16, and March 2, the Independent National Electoral Commission last night postponed the election.

INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the shift at a stakeholders meeting at the commission’s headquarters citing logistics difficulties.

Electoral body postponed the Presidential/National Assembly and Gubernatorial/House of Assembly elections to February 23 and March 9, respectively.

Nigerians have, however, taken to social media platforms to react to the postponement saying the commission had assured Nigerians that arrangements for a successful, free and peaceful process was ready.

See twitter reactions below:

This is the most wicked and barbaric evil action against the Nigerian people.
Budget was spent
International observers arrived Nigeria
People left their business and travelled so as to vote!!
Youth corpers slept in the cold etc
We are disappointed in #INEC #NigeraDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/uPMvWJtDLJ

— Bose Tinubu (@BoseTinubu) February 16, 2019

You must return my flight money. This is unacceptable, imagine the loses Nigerians has gone through, all those that travelled to vote with their hard earned resources. Sad day! #NigeriaDesides2019 https://t.co/r5Ak77ImeL

— Pretty Nija (@JamesOkene) February 16, 2019

Election has been postponed as expected, there is nothing new about it, this happened in 2011 and 2015, we really need to get our act right in this country, logistics has been a major problems, this is as a result of poor infrastructural deficit over the years #NigeriaDesides2019

— ikechukwu (@ikechukwu341) February 16, 2019

I’m Pissed …the Incompetence you had 3 years to plan an Election only to postpone it on the Eve of the Election ? This INEC chairman is a dunce .#NigeriaDesides2019

— CESARE BORGIA (@sleepycicero) February 16, 2019

Dear Commissioner, you had one job which is to conduct free and fair election and you had 4 years to prepared for it and you failed. If you’re an honorable enough I did expect you to honorably resign and let who’s capable enough to lead the commission. #NigeriaDesides2019 https://t.co/I9CaJhdVnv

— You (@basealkaline) February 16, 2019

Is it now I.N.E.C came to terms of the security challenges during the elections,by 2:44am on the said day of the Presidential elections?
It would be postponed to 23rd Febuary?
This country is turninoninown
2:44am
When the bible said "while men slept…"#NigeriaDesides2019

— Ola wale❁ (@ola_wale05) February 16, 2019

Nigerians are MORE wiser now.

Mr Buhari can't Rig this 2019 Elections in collaboration with INEC.
The Cabals planned to use the Osun Template by postponing election in over 10 states, watch the outcome in 26 states and do magic on rescheduled date for d 10.#NigeriaDesides2019

— Vicky Thompson (@Chinonu) February 16, 2019

I'm just here wondering what the international observers, European Union commission and others would be thinking now that the election has been postponed, can we say 4 good years is not enough for INEC to plan and organize election. #NigeriaDecides2019#NigeriaDesides2019 pic.twitter.com/2NkxofmTF1

— #NigeriaDecides2019 (@ola_chalcedony) February 16, 2019

This is Nigeria. Where elections are postponed on election day!#2019Elections #NigeriaDecides #NigeriaDecides2019 #ThisIsNigeria #Elections2019 #Election2019 pic.twitter.com/n6bBbn3pp3

— ShekwoLaluye (@shekwo_laluye) February 16, 2019

I hope this annoys people enough to come out to vote on the 23rd of February and 9th of march. I hope this postponement lights a fire in their souls and makes them see…more than ever…that we must take our nation back.

— Adesua Etomi-Wellington (@AdesuaEtomiW) February 16, 2019

INEC is raving mad, these guys have postponed election to 23rd of February @inecnigeria you guys had 4 years to prepare for this election only to come up short with sob stories, you people are grossly incompetent.

— Kindly-Follow-Back (@Naijadailyfeed) February 16, 2019

Now what would happen to weddings already scheduled for 23rd of February and 9th of March???
Owambe will go wrong ?? pic.twitter.com/ikV0yGCgQf

— Fullness of Joy ?? (@ft_ministaar) February 16, 2019