ABUJA (Reuters) – Politicians and voters across Nigeria expressed dismay and disappointment on Saturday after a national election was postponed hours before polls were due to open, with one opposition leader calling the move a dangerous ploy to keep President Muhammadu Buhari in power. The one-week delay was needed to hold a free and fair election, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, told reporters in the early hours of Saturday. “The commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible. Consequently the commissioners decided to reschedule the presidential and national assembly elections to Saturday 23 February 2019,” he said. Buhari faces a tight election contest against the main opposition candidate, businessman and former vice president Atiku Abubakar. Aides to both men said their candidates would return to the capital Abuja on Saturday. Buhari and Atiku are in […]