The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Jigawa State has retrieved all the distributed materials following the postponement of the general elections.
The Administration Secretary in the state confirmed this to journalists on Saturday.
He said the materials would be under the custody of the commission until the new date of the election.
This comes after the postponement of the general elections by a week, less than five hours to the start of the polls.
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The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had earlier explained that the postponement was due to a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan, and the determination to conduct free, fair, and credible elections, noting that the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the elections as scheduled is no longer feasible.
He said that the it will afford the commission the opportunity to address identified challenges in order to maintain the quality of the nation’s elections.
“This was a difficult decision for the commission to take but necessary for the successful delivery of the elections and the consolidation of our democracy,” he added.
He said that the commission has decided to reschedule the Presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday, 23 February 2019.
While the Governorship, State House of Assembly, and Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections are rescheduled to Saturday, 9 March, 2019.
