Thursday 19 March 2015

No more postponement of elections —Jega


CHAIRMAN, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday, assured the nation that there would be no further postponement of the general election, saying the elections will hold as scheduled on March 28 and April 11.
Professor Jega gave the assurance in Abuja, on Wednesday, while speaking at an interactive session with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 60 civil society organisations, adding that the commission was fully prepared for the exercise.
He disclosed that already, 11 states had, so far, achieved over 90 per cent permanent voter card (PVC) collection, while others had also been impressive.
According to him, the commission had put to good use, the six-week extension of the polls, adding that “we are now adequately ready for the elections, which have been rescheduled to March 28 and April 11.
“I want to say that I’ve not seen any indication from anywhere that there is a desire for another postponement of this election. So, we are all focused on March 28 and April 11.”

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