Nigeria, May 13 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained reasons why it would not postpone the upcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states despite the ravaging coronavirus pandemic in the country.

A spokesperson to the commission, Festus Okoye, in an interview on ARISE TV, Monday, said postponing the governorship elections in Ondo and Edo states could make INEC lose the right to pick the dates for elections in future.

INEC in February fixed the date for the governorship election in Edo for September 19, while that of Ondo State was fixed for October 10.

Subsequently, after the pandemic took a toll across the nation, INEC in March, postponed the scheduled governorship bye-elections in Plateau, Ba...