Live Stream: INEC Chairman Press Briefing On 2019 Elections

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, is currently addressing the Press on the 2019 elections.

Naija News reports that the Commission fixed the Presidential and National Assembly elections February 16, but reports in some quarters in the country suggested that the elections had been postponed.

Speaking on the development, the chief press secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the electoral umpire had taken a decision on the elections.

Oyekanmi made this known at the end of an emergency meeting which held at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Friday night, February 15.

The CPS to the INEC Chairman had said his principal, Mahmood Yakubu, would soon brief Nigerians on the outcome of the meeting.

Naija News can now report that the INEC Chairman is currently addressing the Press on the 2019 general elections.

Watch the live stream below…

Live update: Press briefing by the Hon. Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on #NigeriaDecides2019⁠ ⁠ elections https://t.co/S9ZTPbrBuK

— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 16, 2019