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Nigerian singer and candidate of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP), Banky W has taken to his Instagram account to react over the postponement of the presidential and national assembly elections earlier scheduled for today.
Banky W who is currently contesting for Federal House Of Representatives in Lagos took to his social media page, urging Nigerians not to be discouraged by the postponement.
He empathized with stranded corp members who had earlier been enlisted as INEC ad hoc staff
Banky W said:” Our elections have been postponed until Feb 23rd. One more week to spread the word. Delay is not denial. We will be here.While we are all frustrated, please spare a thought for people who are most affected by the postponement… like our corpers who had to spend the night in terrible sleeping conditions, people who had weddings or other milestone occasions planned, etc. May God help us all”
The Independent National Electoral Commission decided to shift the presidential and National Assembly elections till next week 23 February.
It was one of the decisions reached early this morning in a crunch talk between INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and 12 national commissioners in Abuja, according to sources close to the meeting.