Naira Notes Scarcity: 2023 Presidential Election to Be Postponed? INEC Chairman Speaks

• The 2023 presidential election will hold on Saturday, February 25, as scheduled, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed
• INEC gave the confirmation while reacting to a claim that the presidential election may be postponed to Saturday, March 4
• Rotimi Oyekanmi, the spokesperson to the INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, described the claim as false

FCT, Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked viral claims that the forthcoming 2023 presidential election may be postponed.

There had been claims that INEC was considering shifting the date of the presidential election to Saturday, March 4 over the ongoing naira note scarcity, according to TheCable.

Another report quoted Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairperson, as saying the commission was affected by the cash shortage and that a postponement of the election would be in the best interest of Nigerians.

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2023 elections: INEC reacts

Reacting to the claim, Rotimi Oyekanmi, spokesperson to the INEC chair, said the claims are false, TheCable stated.

“It is not true. INEC will not, and is not even contemplating postponing the 2023 general election.

“To be sure, the presidential/national assembly election will take place on 25th February, while the governorship/state assembly election will hold on 11th March 2023," Oyekanmi was quoted as saying.

Also, INEC also debunked the claim in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

"Our attention has been drawn to a fake report circulating on the social media with the title: “INEC May Postpone Feb 25 Election by a week or two”

"The Commission will not and is not contemplating postponing the 2023 General Election. Nigerians should disregard it," the statement sighted by Legit.ng on Monday night read.

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Nigerians react

Ahmad Jibrin Marafa said on Facebook:

"It never came to my mind at all, Prof Mahmoud is a man of his word."

Donald Smoke said:

"I don't know how many days left.. all I pray for is let it come quickly God."

Olabode Adewara said:

"It had been tradition for inec to postpone election since 2011 to date hence why people will believe such news."

Simon Giwason said:

"It has been happening in Nigeria election.

"Nigerians always wake up on a election day and hear a postponement news."

Simon Giwason said:

"It has been happening in Nigeria election. Nigerians always wake up on a election day and hear a postponement news."

INEC releases full list of polling units where elections will not hold

Meanwhile, INEC has released the full list of the 240 Polling Units across Nigeria where voting will not take place in the 2023 general elections.

The electoral body had earlier explained that voting will not take place in the affected Polling Units because they have no registered voters.

Source: Legit.ng