INEC Decalres Tomorrow as Election Day
The IndependentNational Electoral Commission has declared tomorrow Saturday the 23rd 2019 as the election day. Speaking after the presentation of the final report of the INEC declaration of the tital numbers of Voters cards registered and PVCs collected, Chairman of the INEC body, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood revealed that the election will take place on Saturday without any delay.
The election was earlier scheduled to hold on the 16th of February before it was rescheduled to allow INEC better prepared for the peaceful conduct of the election. It has now been confirmed that the election for the Presidential and the National Assembly will holds as aforesaid. Prof. Yakubu has called on all members of the public to Aid the Independent National Electoral Commission in it's bid to conduct a free, fair and credible election.
Addressing the members of the INEC during the meeting he reassures them that , though the election was rescheduled from it's initial date, INEC will see no more delay in ensuring the successful conduct of the election tomorrow. He said; 'Tomorrow is election day.'
"A total of 72,775,502 citizens who have collected their Permanent Voter Cards are eligible to cast their ballots," he said. "Nigerians will elect a President out of a total of 73 candidates nominated by their political parties. Similarly, voters will choose 109 senators out of 1,880 candidates and 360 members of the House of Representatives out of 4,631 candidates."
The election was earlier scheduled to hold on the 16th of February before it was rescheduled to allow INEC better prepared for the peaceful conduct of the election. It has now been confirmed that the election for the Presidential and the National Assembly will holds as aforesaid. Prof. Yakubu has called on all members of the public to Aid the Independent National Electoral Commission in it's bid to conduct a free, fair and credible election.
Addressing the members of the INEC during the meeting he reassures them that , though the election was rescheduled from it's initial date, INEC will see no more delay in ensuring the successful conduct of the election tomorrow. He said; 'Tomorrow is election day.'
"A total of 72,775,502 citizens who have collected their Permanent Voter Cards are eligible to cast their ballots," he said. "Nigerians will elect a President out of a total of 73 candidates nominated by their political parties. Similarly, voters will choose 109 senators out of 1,880 candidates and 360 members of the House of Representatives out of 4,631 candidates."
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