Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari was
meeting with senior members of the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) party on Monday over the postponement of
Nigeria's presidential election, the party said.
The electoral commission, which announced the delay five
hours before polls were due to open last Saturday, said the
election would now be held this coming Saturday.
Buhari, in power since 2015, faces a tight election contest
against former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the People's
Democratic Party (PDP). Both men urged voters to stay calm after
the delay was announced.
Atiku later said Buhari's administration was behind the
delayed elections, without offering any evidence.
The electoral commission said the postponement was due
solely to logistical factors and denied political pressure had
played any part in the decision.
Presidential elections in 2011 and 2015 were also delayed
over logistics and security issues.