The elections originally slated for 11th of March will now hold on the 18th of March.
In a statement released on Wednesday night, Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner for Voter Education, said that following the ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for the February 25 General elections, the electoral umpire met to assess the impact of the ruling on their readiness for the elections originally slated for 11th. Festus Okoye admitted that the commission resolved that it was too late for the reconfiguration to be concluded.