Nigeria postpones elections again

Nigeria's parliamentary election will not be held until next Saturday. This is the second postponement of this election in two days. This postponement will further affect the presidential and state elections that were meant to follow the parliamentary elections. This initial reason for postponement was the lack of staff or papers at polling stations on the first intended election day. However, this basic lack of preparation seems to connote deeper issues about the voting procedures in Nigeria. The country is notorious for vote-rigging and violence during elections; thus, the people are wary of the government's official reason for the postponement and see it as a further opportunity for them to interfere in the elections. However, the government has tried to assure its people that postponing the election will only make them more free and fair.

Abbey Smith