- INEC will meet on Monday, February 18 to review its ban on political campaigns ahead of the rescheduled elections
- This was revealed by the chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi
- Political parties had vowed to resume their campaigns after the postponement of the elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will meet on Monday, February 18 to review its ban on political campaigns ahead of the rescheduled elections.
This was revealed by the chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.
Oyekanmi said the commission would meet by 10:00am to ascertain whether political parties can resume their campaigns and also if the collection of Permanent Voters Cards can go on.
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INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, had, during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, on Saturday, February 16, insisted that INEC would not lift the ban on campaign.
In reaction, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had vowed to continue with the campaigns.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, also told the British Broadcasting Corporation that the party will continue with its campaigns.
“We are actually going to meet with stakeholders, to deliberate and take a final decision on the issue,” INEC's information and voter education committee chairman, Festus Okoye told Daily Sun.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Action Nigeria has called on the INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to put the electoral body in order or resign if he can't accomplish the task.
The group, in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Sunday, February 17 by its governor, board of trustees, Peter Agbontaen, said it received the news of the recent polls shift with “shock and bewilderment,” adding that the news made them, “sad and disappointed.”
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“If the INEC chairman in his heart knows this will be a task he cannot accomplish within the extra time he has got for himself, he should simply resign, as it will not be fair on Nigerians if anything goes wrong again or another postponement is contemplated,” the group said.
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