INEC Vows 2023 Elections To Hold As Scheduled Amid Petrol, Naira Scarcity

  • INEC has vowed that the 2023 general elections will hold as scheduled.

  • The electoral body maintained that the election will “go on as planned” even as Nigerians battle with the scarcity of petrol and new naira notes.

  • Yakubu made this known on Wednesday during a meeting with the Federal Executive Council (FEC).

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), prof. Mahmood Yakubu has insisted that the forthcoming elections will hold as scheduled.

Yakubu spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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The INEC chairman’s statement comes as Nigerians across the country battle with the scarcity of petrol and new naira notes.

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Concerns have been raised about how the situation may affect the conduct of the forthcoming presidential and governorship elections on February 25 and March 11 respectively.

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