Nigeria - Another Chaotic Election

16 February 2019
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Hours before polling stations were set to open, Nigeria's electoral body announced the postponement of the elections for logistical reasons - a deja-vu moment, writes DW's Thomas Mösch.

The morning of February 16 seems all too familiar. It brings back memories of April 2011 when the electoral commission INEC, called off elections hours after(!) the polls had already opened and postponed it by two days. The reasons were similar: several regions had not received ballot papers and Attahiru Jega, the then chairman of INEC, declared elections could not be held under these circumstances. Just as today, Nigerians were confused, disappointed and angry. In the end, however, the majority lauded Jega for conducting the most credible elections Nigeria had seen, after years of military rule.

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