‘I was not consulted on poll postponement’ – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday that he was "not consulted" on the postponement of national elections by six weeks, disclaiming Political hand on the delay of election.

He said this on the national broadcast interview "I was not consulted and I don't want to be consulted", insisting that election officials made an independent decision after receiving guidance from the security agencies.

But the opposition has argued about Jonathan's hand on this issue clamming that Peoples Democratic Party had pushed for the delay fearing that it was heading for electoral defeat.

But Jonathan said he did not "see the big deal" concerning the postponement, as the Independent National Electoral Commission acted within the constitution. He said difficulties in distributing voter identity cards and security concerns in the northeast region besieged by Boko Haram Islamist militants were legitimate reasons for a delay.