Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has just announced new dates for the elections. They are as follows : Presidential holds on March 28th while Governorship is on April 11th. HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS SPEECH – “There are a number of issues in the conducto of an election. One of them is securoty, which is not…
The meeting between the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, and the nation’s resident electoral commissioners has ended in a deadlock, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The deadlock followed the rejection of the proposal to shift the elections by 21 RECs who insisted that election must go on as planned. However, the RECs…
Twenty one Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have rejected a proposal to postpone Nigeria’s general elections billed for February 14 and 28. In a vote conducted Saturday by the INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, after he met with political parties and the civil society, 21 RECs said the elections should…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has concluded a briefing meeting with 25 civil society groups in Abuja Saturday informing them that all security agencies in the country have indicated to him, in writing, that they are not available to support the elections planned for February 14 Mr. Jega who had…
Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is close to bowing to fierce pressure by announcing a six-week postponement of the February general elections. However, even though Mr. Jega is all but certain to do the bidding of President Goodluck Jonathan by setting a latter date for the elections, our sources in the Presidency insist that Mr. Jega will not survive…
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God,RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has updated his Profile picture and Cover photo of his official Facebook account. President Jonathan was present at last night’s Holy Ghost Service held at the Redemption Camp off the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, All Progressives Congress, APC’s running mate to General…
I have posed the question to gauge the mood of readers. The alleged rigging of Ekiti State Gubernatorial elections by Ayo Fayose to defeat Dr kayode Fayemi ought to shake this nation to its kneels. I am yet to read a rebuttal by Ayo Fayose, the candidate adjudged to have defeated the then incumbent Governor…