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Election postponement: Buhari, APC NEC meet to review strategy ... As PDP alleges sabotage TONY AILEMEN, Abuja & CALEB OJEWALE, Lagos
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s the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shift the date for the 2019 elections continues to elicit reactions, President Muhamamdu Buhari will today meet with the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to map out strategies in reaction to the development. BusinessDay gathered that the meeting will also involve all members of the Board of Trustees of the APC in what is regarded as a gathering of the party’s think tank. Top officials of the party had been meeting at various levels to map out further actions in response to several issues thrown up by the postponement, espeContinues on page 4
Inside Understanding the economy of Nigeria’s 36 states – Ondo & Osun
Parties defy INEC, resume campaign today P OWEDE AGBAJILEKE, Abuja, & OLUFIKAYO OWOEYE, Lagos
olitical parties in Nigeria said they would defy the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and resume campaigns today. The country’s two main po-
Investors weigh risks of election postponement
litical parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as well as the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), said they would proceed with their
campaigns despite a directive by INEC. This is as investors are pricing in the heightening political risks occasioned by the postponement of the election by INEC few hours to commencement.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, had announced at a press conference on Saturday that despite postponement of the presidential and parliamenContinues on page 4