There are unconfirmed reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has decided to
postpone the February 14 presidential and legislative elections by six
weeks.
According to an Associated Press (AP) report, this
development is to enable multinational force time, to secure Boko Haram
threatened areas in North East Nigeria.
An official told AP that millions would have been disenfranchised if
the polls were conducted as initially planned, while the insurgents
continue to control some cities in that region, with over 1.5 million
people displaced from their homes.
More Military strikes are
expected in the coming days, even as troops from Chad and Nigeria have
forced the extremists from a dozen towns in recent days.
INEC are expected to make an official announcement at a press conference later on Saturday.
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