Speaker, Nasarawa State House Assembly, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi has called on Nigerians to pray for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to overcome its logistics and other problems before and during the Feb.23rd and March 9th elections.
He called on citizen not to lose hope with the postponement of the election by INEC, but to pray that the outcome will be in the best interest of the nation.
This was contained in a statement issued and signed by his Press Secretary, Jibrin Gwamna and made available to News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of the state.
He said the postponement of the election should be seen as an act of God.
The statement quoted the Nasarawa speaker as advising citizens to be calm and take the pains of coming out enmass next Saturday to vote for their consciences.
He enjoined the people of the state and Nigerians not to be demoralised with the development but continue to pray for INEC to overcome its challenges.
He also emphasized the need for the electoral umpire to put its House in order before the new date to ensure the success of the exercise.
Balarabe Abdullahi added that though the postponement of the election was painful and surprising, there was the need for all to accept it as an act of God that will reflect the wishes and aspirations of Nigerians at the end of the day.
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He further enjoined the electorate and Nigerians to pray for violence-free elections in the interest of peace and national development.
The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) recalls that INEC on Feb.16 shifted Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections till next week 23 February.
The governorship and house of assembly, FCT area council elections had also been shifted from 2 March to 9 March.
INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, attributed the postponement of all the scheduled elections to logistic and operational problems.
He said the postponement would afford the commission the opportunity to address the identified challenges in order to maintain the quality of Nigeria’s elections.
NAN
