INEC Chairman Reacts After Some Nigerian University Fixed Exams on The Election Day

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it doesn’t have the power to compel universities to declare holidays in order to enable students to vote during the forthcoming general elections. It was reported early that some Nigerian Universities fixed examination on the election day

The media aide to the chairman of the commission, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this in an interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday.

This is against the backdrop of calls from several quarters that universities should declares holidays for students to collect their Permanent Voter Cards and also vote in the coming polls.

The news headline has generated mixed reactions among the Facebook users. Kindly read some of the reactions from Nigerians that commented below the news on Facebook:

Nigeria is full of dramas. After the election and they are disenfranchised they will be forced to close by strike.

Are they not Nigerian ,they have the right to vote close school down.

Don’t mind them, most students wasted two years at home, cov19 and strike. They are looking for who to use. Let their children schooling abroad come home and vote.

After all the time wasted to covid19 and strikes, they should be forced to go home and vote risking the roads and possible election violence ? Please, they’re safer in schools. Let them study and graduate in peace.

Source: Punch Newspaper and Facebook

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