INEC FINALLY BOWS TO PRESSURE,POSTPONES EDO GUBER ELECTION

After initially vowing to go ahead with the election,the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday resolved to postpone the Edo State governorship election by two weeks.

The decision to shift the the election was taken at a security meeting held in Benin, the state capital.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu and a national officer of the commission will address a press briefing on the matter shortly.

The spokesman to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, confirmed the postponement, saying Nigerians should await briefing on the matter.