Thursday, 16 April 2015
Senator-elect appeals to Jega to remain as INEC Chairman beyond June
The Senator-elect for Bauchi Northern Senatorial District, Alhaji Suleiman Nazif, has appealed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega, to remain in office beyond June in order to enable him perfect the use of the Card Reader in the country’s electoral process.Nazif made the call in an interview on Thursday in Gamawa, headquarters of Gamawa Local Governmnet Area of the state.Jega’s tenure is expected to expire in June this year.
“Jega has proven to Nigerians that he is a hero, he has done the right thing, and Jega means very well and Jega should be given an opportunity to improve upon the electoral process.“The process needs to be improved upon, Jega must be commended, loudest ovation should be given to Jega for merely bringing this card readers which was partly responsible for giving the opposition victory because it checked the ruling party’s exccess.“Jega has done well and we believe he should be given more time to improve upon the electoral process,” he told NAN.
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