Nigeria postpones election just hours before polls due to open

Electoral commission says delay is needed to make vote free and fair and will now take place on 23 February

Nigeria’s presidential election, which was due to be held on Saturday, has been postponed to 23 February, the chairman of the country’s electoral commission said just hours before the vote was due to take place.

The Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu, said proceeding as previously scheduled was not feasible.

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