The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) has postponed the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold today till Saturday February 23, 2019, consequently affecting other elections.

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters after a prolonged meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners ( RECs), Election observers, the Presidency and other stakeholders.

According to him ,“Following a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan, and the determination to conduct free, fair, and credible elections, the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the elections as scheduled is no longer feasible.

He therefore announced that the presidential and National Assembly elections had been moved to February 23, 2019.