Winning By Hook Or Crook Era Over – Jega
With just 2 days to the April 11 elections, the
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.
Attahiru Jega has pledged he would ensure that this Saturday’s election
is free, fair and violent free.
According to Prof. Jega, the era of politicians winning elections by hook or crook is over.
Jega also rejected the proposal by the Benue State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Istafanus Dafuang, to wobble the governorship and State Houses of Assembly election in the state.
Reports earlier indicated that the state REC proposed that the elections for Benue South and Benue North West be conducted on the same day, while the one for Benue North-East, where the state governor, Gabriel Suswam, comes from be held on a separate date.
Mr. Dafuang made this known in Makurdi on Thursday at a stakeholders’ meeting with candidates for the governorship as well as state Houses of Assembly and politicians in the Saturday’s elections.
However, Jega, who attended the stakeholders meeting, insisted that all elections in the state must be held on the same day but was silent on the call for the removal of the state REC by the state Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Emmanuel Agbo.
According to Jega, the damage done in Benue during the presidential and national assembly elections were enormous.
He said that commission had to replace about 200 card readers in Benue alone.
Jega however warned both the ad-hoc and permanent staff of the commission that they would be held responsible should investigations prove they were found culpable in Saturday’s elections.
Without mentioning names, most of the speakers pointed accusing fingers at the state governor, Gabriel Suswam, for the issues arising from the presidential and national assembly elections in the state.
Meanwhile, INEC on Monday announced that card readers would be used for Saturday’s governorship and houses of assembly elections across the country.
According to Prof. Jega, the era of politicians winning elections by hook or crook is over.
Jega also rejected the proposal by the Benue State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Istafanus Dafuang, to wobble the governorship and State Houses of Assembly election in the state.
Reports earlier indicated that the state REC proposed that the elections for Benue South and Benue North West be conducted on the same day, while the one for Benue North-East, where the state governor, Gabriel Suswam, comes from be held on a separate date.
Mr. Dafuang made this known in Makurdi on Thursday at a stakeholders’ meeting with candidates for the governorship as well as state Houses of Assembly and politicians in the Saturday’s elections.
However, Jega, who attended the stakeholders meeting, insisted that all elections in the state must be held on the same day but was silent on the call for the removal of the state REC by the state Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Emmanuel Agbo.
According to Jega, the damage done in Benue during the presidential and national assembly elections were enormous.
He said that commission had to replace about 200 card readers in Benue alone.
Jega however warned both the ad-hoc and permanent staff of the commission that they would be held responsible should investigations prove they were found culpable in Saturday’s elections.
Without mentioning names, most of the speakers pointed accusing fingers at the state governor, Gabriel Suswam, for the issues arising from the presidential and national assembly elections in the state.
Meanwhile, INEC on Monday announced that card readers would be used for Saturday’s governorship and houses of assembly elections across the country.
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