Jega Surrendered INEC’s Constitutional Power To Service Chiefs – NUD

Against the backdrop of the postponement of the February election, the Nigerians United for Democracy (NUD), a coalition of civil society groups, has said that the statement attributed to the INEC chairman that only the service chiefs can guarantee the March general election is a great disservice, adding that by that statement, Prof Jega surrendered INEC’s constitutional powers to the service chiefs.

A statement signed by the NUD coordinator, Kano wing, Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, said the March 28 election is still not sacrosanct considering Jega’s submission before the Senate last week, and called on the National Assembly to extract a firm undertaking from the national security adviser and security chiefs that the election would not be further postponed. (Leadership)