The Latest: Nigerian president ‘disappointed’ by poll delay on WTOP| YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — The Latest on Nigeria’s postponed presidential election (all times local): 11:10 a.m. Nigeria’s president says he is “deeply disappointed” by the last-minute delay of Saturday’s election until Feb. 23 and says…
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — The Latest on Nigeria’s postponed presidential election (all times local):
11:10 a.m.
Nigeria’s president says he is “deeply disappointed” by the last-minute delay of Saturday’s election until Feb. 23 and says he is going back to the capital to hear the electoral commission’s explanation.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement says the commission had “given assurances, day after day and almost hour after hour that they are in complete readiness for the elections. We and all our citizens believed them.”
His statement also appeals to Nigerians for calm, urges the commission to protect already distributed voting materials and stresses that his administration does not interfere in the commission’s work.
He calls this a “trying moment in our democratic journey.”
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11:05 a.m.
The top challenger to Nigeria’s president in the now-delayed election is urging Nigerians to be patient and says he is heading back to the capital to consult with other “stakeholders” on the way forward.
