Reactions have trailed the postponement of the Governorship and state assembly elections earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, eleventh March twenty twenty-three.
Those who spoke to AIT in Portharcourt the Rivers State capital shared their views on the development while expressing optimism that the outcome will be in the interest of the electorate
The news of the postponement of the Election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, came as a surprise to the electorates who were already gearing up for another opportunity to perform their civic rights in the Governorship and state assembly elections which was expected to be an improvement of February twenty-fifth presidential and National assembly polls.
The development according to the electoral umpire was to allow for the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation Machines, BVAs, as ordered by the presidential election petition tribunal.
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Although some political parties have concluded their campaigns and last-minute preparations with the hope of going to the polls on Saturday, this respondent believes that it will not affect the fortunes of any political party that has shown readiness and commitment
Speaking on the shortfalls of the presidential and National assembly elections, some of them opined that the postponement may provide an opportunity for INEC to either continue in what they described as a deliberate attempt to undermine the wishes of the electorate or redeem the already battered image of the commission.
They however said the election in some parts of the country particularly Rivers State will be keenly contested due to the pedigree of most of the governorship candidates in the race.
Editor: Hadiza.A.A
