Nigeria election 2019: Appeal for calm after shock delay

2019-02-16 23:21:01

Nigeria's president and leading opposition candidate have appealed for calm after the shock move to delay elections for a week. President Muhammadu Buhari said he was "deeply disappointed" but urged people to refrain from "civil disorder". Main rival Atiku Abubakar called for patience but accused the administration of "anti-democratic acts". Election officials cited "logistical" reasons for the 11th-hour delay in presidential and parliamentary polls. In a press conference on Saturday, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), Mahmood Yakubu, said the decision to delay had "nothing to do with political influence". AFP.