Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that the Commission has not taken any position yet on the debate over whether the 2015 General elections should be postponed or not. Jega made the disclosure on Friday at a workshop on “Mitigation of Violence in Election,” organized by INEC in Abuja. “I don’t…
Elections Date: INEC Says No To Shift
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it is not thinking of postponing the 2015 General elections as recently canvassed by Sambo Dasuki, the National Security Adviser, NSA. Kayode Idowu, spokesman to Attahiru Jega, the INEC Chairman, says the issue of postponment of the election is not even being considered by the agency.…
Jega Can’t Stop This Army
“My vote must count,” echoed an angry elderly man driven to hysteria by Attahiru Jega’s disenfranchisement of millions of Lagosians. As he spoke at the verification and registration centre at St. Kizito School, Iju Ishaga, hundreds of disenfranchised others joined and changed it into a song. As they chanted their resolve to challenge INEC, the…
INEC, CBN to Collaborate on 2015 Electoral Materials
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, on Wednesday, September 3, said the commission would consider ways to collaborate with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on the printing of electoral materials for upcoming elections. Professor Jega said this in Abuja, while receiving the governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, who…
INEC Mobilizes Military for Bayelsa Voters Card Distribution
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it has mobilized the army, navy, and other security personnel in Bayelsa State to ensure a hitch-free permanent voter registration and voter cards distribution exercise. Edwin Nwatarali, the state Residential Electoral Commissioner, said in Yenagoa, that the security personnel would beef up security around the registration units and…
Jega Hosts Election Debate Group
The board of trustees of the Nigeria Election Debate Group, NEDG visited the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC in Abuja. The visit was part of preparation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states. The board, led by his chairman, Abubakar Jijiwa was received by INEC Chairman –Attahiru Jega at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja.…
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