Ohaneze Ndigbo Regrets Election postponement, calls for Clarification

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo has described the postponement of the Feb.16 Presidential and National Assembly elections as a rude shock.

The Socio-Cultural Organisation, however, said that it would not draw conclusions on the matter yet until after the stakeholders meeting slated by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to clarify the circumstances.

The Assistant National Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Mr Chuks Ibegbu disclosed this on Saturday in Enugu while reacting to the shift in the dates of the general elections.

The electoral body arising from a meeting of its national commissioners early hours of Saturday announced a shift in the dates of the general elections.

Mr. Ibegbu however, said that it was regrettable that the elections did not go on as planned considering the fact that the electoral body had told Nigerians of its readiness for the polls.

Meanwhile, the President of Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network, Mr Olu Omotayo has said that the sudden postponement was not good for the image of the country.

Mr. Omotayo said that much funds and preparations by Nigerians may have gone into the Presidential and NASS polls only for the INEC to call it off at the last minute.

… TVC