Nigerian government denies postponing 16 January presidential election
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
The Nigerian government denies preparing to postpone the presidential election scheduled for 16 January 2027, after an alert from the African Democratic Congress. Information Minister Mohammed Idris calls the possibility fake news, while the party asks the electoral commission to publish any possible pressure, Vanguard reports.
The Nigerian federal government is not planning to move or postpone the presidential election scheduled for 16 January, Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris said. The presidency described as “fake news” the allegations that there was an attempt to change the electoral timetable, Vanguard reports.
The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC), which supports the party’s candidate, nevertheless claims it was informed that the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, would soon be summoned to the presidency. It is calling for any instruction to change the date to be made public and urging voters to be able to judge Bola Tinubu’s government at the ballot box.
The ADC-PCC acknowledges the seriousness of the Ebola outbreak, but believes health professionals should be able to contain it without it being used to justify a postponement. It cites the director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, who currently sees no health reason to postpone the election. The allegations follow Phrank Shaibu’s criticism of Tinubu over the cost of living on 26 October and the accusations over the handling of the Ebola outbreak published the same day.
