Nigerias 2019 General Elections Dates to Remain Unchanged Despite Delay in Budget

INEC Chairman insists Delay will not change Election Dates

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission Prof Mahmoud Yakubu has reassured Nigerians that the date for the General Elections in the country remains sacrosanct despite the delay in the passage of the N189.2 billion budget-proposal for the conduct of the polls before the National Assembly. Prof. Yakubu stated that the date for the elections have been fixed to February 16 2019, and there are no plans to further postpone the elections from its original date.