Nigerians In US Kicks against Further Election Postponement

Nigerians in the United States of America have expressed dissatisfaction with the postponement of the general elections, insisting that efforts must be made to ensure elections hold as rescheduled.

They said they were monitoring events back home ahead of the March 28 polls, stressing how critical holding the elections are.

Channels Television’s correspondent in Washington, Maria Byrd, said many Nigerians in the U.S. are using social media and other forms of advocacy to influence the electoral process.

The Executive Director NaijaDC, Chime Asonye, said his group had continued to monitor the electoral process. He said people were disappointed by what they see.

“We had a huge tweet chat, where we were also joined by representatives of the Voice of America and Washington Post to try and galvanise people on what their general thoughts about the election are,” he said.

The Leader of the Acts For Accountability, Lola Adele Oso, expressed disappointment over the postponement of the election, saying the new urgency to handle the Boko Haram sect is a little suspicious.

“I understand the need for concern over safety for those who want to vote. However, Boko Haram is not a new incident. Boko Haram has been around at least for this administration for quite a few years.

“So the new urgency to actually handle the situation that is called Boko Haram is a little suspicious. We hope that the elections will proceed as scheduled on March 28,” she stressed."