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Nigeria Decides 2023: INEC extends voting till Sunday
Chairman of the Independent National Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday announced the extension of voting for the presidential and National Assembly elections.The Presidential and National Assembly elections were conducted on Saturday but due to the late arrival of voting materials and INEC officials, the commission decided to extend the polls to Sunday 26th of February, 2023.According to INEC, election will continue in Lagos, Delta, Ebonyi, Rivers, Imo, Anambra, Kano, Edo, Kogi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Sokoto, Taraba, Abia, Ekiti.INEC said, the voting in the states mentioned above will commence by 8am till 12pm on Sunday.PEBNEWS correspondent reports that, elections are still on by 5pm at Okumagba ward 2, in Warri South local government area of Delta State. Meanwhile, voters revealed that INEC officials arrived very late.