Just In: INEC Extended governorship and state assembly elections until March 18, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided to postpone Saturday's governorship and state assembly elections until March 18, 2023, unless additional extensions are granted. 

This decision was made because the commission was unable to promptly begin reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines that were used in the presidential election on February 25 so that they could be used in the state elections.

Before Certified True Copies (CTC) were issued to candidates challenging the outcome of the presidential election, INEC was prohibited from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines.