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Elections postponement is a serious national disgrace, embarrassment - PFN lambastes INEC

- The national president of PFN, Reverend Felix Omobude, says the elections postponement is a serious national disgrace and embarrassment

- Omobude said it was very sad and disappointing for INEC to dash the hope of Nigerians to vote on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the very last minute

- The PFN president urged INEC and the security agencies to be transparent in all their dealings in order to ensure that the elections are free, credible, fair and peaceful

The postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been condemned by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).

According to Channels TV, the national president of the fellowship, Reverend Felix Omobude, in a statement released in Benin City, Edo state on Saturday, February 16, described the polls shift as a serious “national disgrace and embarrassment”.

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Legit.ng gathers that Omobude said the electoral commission has no acceptable excuse to offer Nigerians for its failure to conduct the elections as earlier scheduled; as it had about four years to prepare for the exercise.

He said: “It is very sad and disappointing for INEC to dash the hope of Nigerians to vote on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the very last minute, after serious preparations and sacrifices put in place by Nigerians to perform their franchise."

Omobude, however, urged Nigerians to continue to hope for the best and not be discouraged. He encouraged citizens to go out to exercise their franchise on February 23, 2019, as fixed by the electoral umpire.

He also urged INEC and the security agencies to be transparent in all their dealings in order to ensure that the elections are free, credible, fair and peaceful.

He added: “The leadership of INEC and all those having one role or the other to play in the conduct of this year’s general elections should know that all eyes are on them, both in Nigeria and internationally."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (downstream), Senator Kabiru Marafa, alleged that Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state was responsible for the sabotage that led to the postponement of the 2019 general elections.

In a statement released on Sunday, February 17, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator described the postponement as unfortunate, while insisting that Governor Yari was the cause of the shift in dates.

The senator cited the governor's recent comments that if his candidates were not included in the ballot paper, there won't be elections in the country.

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