The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, is expected to bow out of office next Tuesday.…
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He warned about reverting to what obtained in the past where Resident Electoral Commissioners and Electoral Officers returned election outcomes, insisting that by appointing Returning Officers outside INEC, “remarkable improvement was brought to the process.”
Jega said this on Thursday at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Ambassador of Mexico in Nigeria, Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco
Nigerian Pilot had on April 14, 2015 formally written to the INEC chairman seeking audience with him on issues thrown up in a four-month investigation the newspaper did on his tenure as the country’s chief electoral superintendent in fulfilment of the demands of the profession
While inaugurating the committee, Jega charged its members to produce an excellent report on the polls before June 30, 2015, which marks the end of tenure of the present CommissionWhile inaugurating the committee, Jega charged its members to produce an excellent report on the polls before June 30, 2015, which marks the end of tenure of the present Commission
Jega, who spoke at the Civil Rights Situation Room held in Abuja, stated that the Commission on getting the petition of irregularities in Rivers State sent three National Commissioners to investigate it
The plot to derail the election in its closing moments was pieced together by Reuters from the text message, events on the ground and interviews with democracy advocates and diplomats in the capital, Abuja
According to TPA, the need had come for the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to prevail on the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Hamad Makama, to declare the results of the election
According to INEC, the violent incidents and where they occurred were; Rivers State (16 incidents), Ondo (eight), Cross River and Ebonyi (six each), Akwa Ibom (five) Bayelsa (four), Lagos and Kaduna (three each)
INEC assured that “the seeming lack of proficiency in the use of the Smart Card Reader by some ad-hoc staff, which bedevilled the presidential and National Assembly Elections” has been addressed
Jega assured the people of the state that the 200 card readers that were destroyed would be replaced and urged politicians to ensure the safety of INEC officials and materials during the elections
The INEC chairman explained that the conduct of the elections has shown a tremendous improvement in the nation’s electoral process, notwithstanding the challenges, which were not unexpected by the commission
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, will present the certificate to Buhari at the headquarters of the Commission in Abuja
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the position of the INEC was sequel to calls by some political stakeholders in the state for the cancellation of the result and a formal petition on it by the All Progressives Congress
However, the announcement of the winner will be a mere formality as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari, had emerged winner much earlier on Tuesday
Orubebe, who held the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to ransom for several minutes, said he would not allow collation and announcement of results to go ahead until his party’s grievances are attended to
He used the opportunity to warn Nigerians, especially those active on the social media, to desist from announcing election results ahead of INEC’s formal declaration of winner
While Jega said he was miffed by the comment and does not know the source, the APC said it was a way of laying the ground for the rigging of the election by the PDP
Specifically, the REC, according to him, has been asked to identify why it happened and to fish out the officers responsible for the registration of the underaged voters
Speaking with reporters after casting his ballot at Unit 9, Ward 13, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, President Goodluck Jonathan said INEC chairman told him that he had directed the usage of manual voting where card reader failed