Friday, September 27, 2013

R½GGING: INEC won’t provide security for observers, says Jega


AS the 2015 general elections draw nearer, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has advised intending observers of the poll to make their own security arrangements.

This advice was given, yesterday, in Abuja by the Chairman of INEC Prof Attahiru Jega, in his remarks at a one- day workshop organised by the commission, entitled “Election Observation Outside Nigeria; Lessons Learnt.”

Jega further stated that all over the world, apart from Venezuela, election observers were always...
responsible for their own security, adding that this would also apply to Nigeria  since INEC would be saddled with the engagement of security agencies for the overall conduct of the polls.

Said he: “What we do in Nigeria is to liaise with the security agencies to   provide security for the overall conduct of the elections.
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