The United Nations,Tuesday, expressed the belief that Nigeria was on track in spite of  the shift in dates of the general elections by INEC.

UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky, speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York  on the sidelines of  the daily briefing of the global body, said; “We are aware of the postponement and we are sure that things are on track,’’ he stated.

Nesirky said that the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, had reaffirmed his confidence in the progress achieved by Nigeria in consolidating democracy since 1999.

Ban had in a statement issued on the eve of the first rescheduled National Assembly  election  expressed the hope that the forthcoming polls would meet the high expectations of Nigerians and the international community.

INEC had  on Saturday  postponed the  National Assembly election to Monday following the delay in the delivery of  sensitive electoral materials.

A day later, the electoral body announced new dates for all the elections.

It said the National Assembly election would now hold on April 9, followed by the presidential poll on April 16 with the governorship election coming up on April 26.