A ballot box filled with ballot is pictured
before being counted by the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) at a polling station in Yenagoa in Bayelsa State ~ PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
The division is however, based on party lines.
While the All Progressives Congress (APC) members condemned the shift, the PDP caucus embraced the postponement and commended INEC for having the courage to do the right thing by not denying millions of Nigerians their right to vote.
The APC caucus in the House of Representatives not only condemned the shift but also accused INEC of being a puppet in the hands of the Presidency.
Femi Gbajabiamila, APC House Minority Leader, stated that the independence of INEC has been put to question following the postponement.
Leo Ogor, PDP House Deputy Majority Leader, however, said INEC did the right thing by not plunging the country into a major political crisis.
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