Breaking: INEC Debunks Postponement Rumors, Says Elections Will Hold

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has debunked reports making the rounds that the body was planning to postpone Saturday’s elections.

The National Commissioner for Voter Education and Publicity at INEC, Mr. Festus Okoye, told Daily Post on Friday night that Nigerians should ignore the rumors and come out to exercise their civic responsibility.

Asked to respond to information that INEC commissioners were in a meeting, Okoye opined: “Yes we are in a meeting but we have not taken such decision. “We are in an election period, and as commissioners we have to meet every time”.

“We are in an election period, and as commissioners we have to meet every time.”