Postponement & cancellation Serious

Presidential election postponed hours before polls opened

INEC postponed the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections by one week at about 2:30 a.m. on polling day, citing logistics problems.

Where: Nationwide
When: 16 Feb 2019
Election: 2019 general elections
Casualties: None reported

Millions of voters had travelled to their home towns to vote when INEC announced the postponement in the early hours of 16 February 2019. The commission cited difficulties distributing materials, and fires at its offices in Plateau, Abia and Anambra states.

The election went ahead on 23 February. The postponement was blamed for lower turnout and cost voters, observers and businesses dearly.

Sources

It's official: INEC postpones general election by one week · ThisDay, 16 February 2019 (thisdaylive.com)
2019 elections: many times INEC gave assurances before postponement · ICIR (icirnigeria.org)

Full storyThe 2019 presidential election: a last-minute postponement, a low turnout and a second term for Buhari

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