Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Nigeria's two main political parties have vowed to proceed with their campaigns despite a directive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Top officials of the governing All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said this in separate interviews with the BBC Hausa Service.

INEC announced the postponement of Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections to next week,

Following the postponement, there had been questions and concerns on campaigns, with many wondering if it would continue or not.

Legally, campaigns are to be wrapped up 24 hours to the elections. Hence, many had argued that since the election date was rescheduled, campaigns should also contin...