In a press statement released today, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) opened the door to the possibility of postponing general elections that are currently scheduled to hold on February 14 and 28, 2015.
A high-level source at INEC told a.....
correspondent of SaharaReporters that the commission’s chairman, Attahiru Jega, had been rattled by pressure from the Presidency and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, and was now open to a possible postponement of the elections.
At a charged meeting of the National Council of States that held in Abuja yesterday, Mr. Jega had argued firmly that his commission was ready and committed to conducting the elections on the current schedule. However, the INEC source disclosed that the electoral chairman had been disquieted by the seeming determination of President Goodluck Jonathan’s close associates to force a postponement in the face of dwindling prospects for the incumbent president’s re-election.
Our INEC source added that Mr. Jega “feels some of the forces at the Presidency and within INEC may be trying to sabotage the election in order to rubbish his reputation. So he has now decided to call all the stakeholders to a meeting to discuss whether to postpone or not.”
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He should press ahead to conduct the elections as scheduled. In ekiti and Oshun states, not more than 50% of registered voters collected their PVCs yet elections held and we're adjudged to be fair. Only 14 local governments have been overrun by Boko Haram. We have over 700 local governments in Nigeria. God will not let the evil ones succeed. Nigeria will triumph.
ReplyDeleteMy brother you have said it all. Nigeria will triumph regardless of the evil ones in government. However even if the this election is postponed till 10yrs time....this present satanic government will still call for a shift.
DeleteThis wicked and heartless men we called leaders wants to shift the election. This election must hold, gbam!
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