INEC postpones Edo governorship election by 2 weeks

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has postponed the Edo State governorship election by two weeks. The spokesman to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, confirmed the postponement.

This decision comes hours after the electoral body had insisted it was still going ahed with the Saturday September 10th election despite an advise from the police and the DSS that the election should be postponed due to some security threats.