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The INEC chairman expressed further confidence that in the states, INEC would be able to get full result within 24 hours
In order to avoid a repeat of the 2011 elections where results declared at Collation Centres were at variance with those at Polling Units, Jega said party agents could accompany INEC officials from the Polling Units to the Collation Centre
A statement by the Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, said this disclosure, coming from dependable sources, could not be wished away considering the latest revelations of the compromise of INEC materials by the PDP in June 21 Ekiti State governorship poll to give victory to Governor Ayodele Fayose as revealed in Ekitigate tape
I am merely flagging the other means, even though latent and unpleasant, through which his tenure might end suddenly before his date with March 28. But as many folks don’t know, or won’t admit, it is squarely within the powers of the president, not the Senate, to suspend Jega and it can happen at any time of the president’s choosing
One: It is noted that, like in previous elections, the pressure on the Independent National Electoral Commission and its Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, is just too much. But unlike 2007 for instance, Jega appears to have unwittingly stoked much of the pressures now arrayed against him
n a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the electorate should rather listen to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, who said the electoral law does not state anywhere that voters cannot or should not wait to watch and ensure that their votes are counted
He made this disclosure at a one-day interactive session of key stakeholders in the Nigerian project comprising religious, political organisations and security agencies
He maintained also that the use of card reader remains the best option for the forthcoming general elections in the country, stressing that no cloned card reader will be used
However, members of the All Progressives Congress in the House, who formed the majority in the chamber, together with few others, rejected the motion
He said the use of the cards was constitutional, insisting that the commission would not revert to manual accreditation of voters during the elections
The Senate has also asked Jega to appear before it with the card reader machines for a demonstration of how it functions
The group alleged that the removal was necessary due to Jega’s “overwhelming bias in the distribution of the permanent voter cards to the detriment and marginalisation of about 16 million eligible voters of the zone”
Muazu, who acknowledged that shifting the date for the general election affected the programme of the PDP, sees no reason not to retain the confidence he has on Jega, especially as President Goodluck Jonathan, who appointed him, has said he does not intend to remove him and members of his team in INEC
The Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, stated this while addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday
Giving an insight into the voting pattern on Monday, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Movement, Bashir Ibrahim, said 14 out of the country’s 28 political parties voted in support of the shifting of the elections
Rex Chosen, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party for UK South-South, said that INEC’s decision should be applauded rather than criticised
Speaking in Isan Ekiti, his country home, during a church service marking his 50th birthday, the former governor also disclosed that more revelations were on to
complement the audio tape on how Governor Ayodele Fayose; former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro; the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the August 21 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore; the Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan; and some military officers allegedly rigged the June 21 2014 governorship poll in Ekiti State
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the Coordinator of the Front, Comrade Philip Agbese, said the decision of the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has cleared the air on some of the allegations that he has been procured to do the bidding of a particular ethnic group and certain political actors
The elections will now take place on March 28 and April 11.
While the presidential and National Assembly elections will take place on March 28, those of the governorship and the state House of Assembly will be held on April 11