Mixed reactions have continued to trail the postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Charmingpro recalls that INEC, on Wednesday, announced the postponement of the Governorship/State House of Assembly election earlier scheduled for March 11, 2023, to March 18, 2023.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the postponement was a result of the litigation against the electoral body, which ordered the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, used for the presidential election held on February 25, 2023
However, some Nigerians hailed the postponement, while others warned INEC not to do anything that would interfere with the electoral process, leading to free and fair elections.
Dr Musa Yahaya, lecturer, Department of Political Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, hailed the postponement, adding that whatever needed to be done right must be severely scrutinized and presented to the people.
According to him, if INEC discovered a fault in the electoral process and wants to correct what had gone wrong before the next election, it’s a welcome idea.
But, Professor Ishaq Usman, Department of Political Science, Kaduna State University, KASU, had a contrary view.
According to him, billions of Naira budgeted for INEC should be enough to put things in good shape before the scheduled election