Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman, announced the extension of the voting period for the presidential and national assembly elections on Saturday.
Although the election for the President and National Assembly was held on Saturday, the Commission decided to postpone the results to February 26, 2023 due to the late arrival of voting supplies and INEC workers.
Violence in isolated places and “tactical disenfranchisement in some locations,” according to INEC, made the decision necessary.
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Surulere, Ikate, Okota, Eti-Osa, Kosofe, and other locations in the Federal Capital Territory, or FCT, are among the areas in Lagos where voting will continue, according to INEC.
Ebonyi and Rivers are some further locations. Imo, Anambra, Kano, Edo, Delta, Kogi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Taraba, Sokoto, Abia, and Ekiti.
According to the Commission, Sunday’s voting will start at 8 am and last until 12 pm in the aforementioned areas.
