It will be difficult for the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, to postpone the general elections in 2023.
The commission has issued a warning that the possibility of instability may force the delay of the elections.
The majority of Nigerians, however, did not agree with this and believed there was more to it.
The responses compelled the INEC to refute rumours that it would delay the general elections set for next month.
Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, reiterated that the body is not even thinking about changing the election schedule.
“The commission is not contemplating any adjustment to the election timetable, let alone the postponement of the general election.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while Governorship and State Assembly elections will be held two weeks later on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
“The repeated assurance by the security agencies for the adequate protection of our personnel, materials and processes also reinforces our determination to proceed,” Yakubu said on Wednesday.
Yakubu’s current position is based on assurances from the security services.
Barrister Kwami Adadevoh, whose legal practise spans Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK, has reiterated this.
“They would need a security report. But it’s not impossible to have it moved,” Adadevoh tells PULSENETS.
“But is there a possibility the elections could be moved?
“No. There’s not enough insecurity incidents to warrant that.
“At best what they can do is postpone it in the affected areas which are very few at this point.
“But then these things change very fast.
“If INEC has credible intel with regard to security fears, they can ask for a postponement,” Adadevoh adds.
