It was done to give them more time to clean up the rigging mess. Take note that INEC has refused to allow Atiku and Obi to have access to the electoral materials as ordered by the court. Ignoring the court order.

However, INEC obeyed the court order which granted them permission to reconfigure "(clean up their mess)" the machine.

This one week break would give INEC the needed time to do their plus minus in the uploaded results and other set up they need to put in place before allowing Obi and Atiku have access to the BVAM and other materials used.

They will also use the time to strategize how to rig elections for governors since they have to upload results at polling units by force.