The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said the Anambra State governorship election would hold on November 18 as ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission on
Wednesday said the Anambra State governorship election would hold on
November 18 as scheduled.
The commission said it would not allow any shift
of date, adding that to do so would adversely affect the cost of running
the election.
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr.
Nkwachukwu Orji, who stated this in a meeting with the executive members
of Inter-party Advisory Council in the state, said the commission
would resist any attempt to truncate the electoral process.
He said, “We want the election to hold as
scheduled. We have 58 days to the election and we are on top of the
preparations. There would not be any need for postponement.
“Any attempt to shift the date would be a waste of
resources. We need to conclude the election as scheduled so as to focus
on the 2019 general elections.”
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