Why Elections Are Rigged In Nigeria – Jega

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has described Nigerian politicians as “too difficult to handle,” as they cut corners, offering bribes and threats to officials of the commission because they see elections as investments and would do anything to protect their investments.

Jega made this comment at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), yesterday, at a lecture organized by the Political Science Department of the school.
“Good elections are not the business of the election managers alone. Politicians want to win by hook or by crook; they induce and entice INEC officials and if they fail, they threaten them because it is an investment that they want to win at all costs.

“INEC is not a magician, we can make mistakes. The problems with elections are enormous and most politicians don’t play by the rules, but the fact remains that we are democratising and it would take time to clear the Aegean stable and every stakeholder has to throw in his/her best,” Jega said.

Speaking further, the INEC chairman, however, noted that the commission had improved on the mistakes of the past to ensure a free, fair and credible election this year. That was partly why INEC removed four million people from the voters register because of multiple registration. The authentic voters register is now error proof and would be difficult for anyone, individual or group to manipulate, he added.

“Foreign names like those of Queen Elizabeth, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali among others which used to find their ways into the nation’s voters registers had now been blocked, as the Permanent Voters’ Card, PVC, had security features that would ensure the arrest of whoever cloned the card through its card reader on presentation,” Jega said.

Meanwhile, the INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Benue State, Prof. Istifanus Dafwang, yesterday, said that 7,000 PVC readers had been been received by his office in preparation for the general elections.













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Posted: at 20-01-2015 06:06 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

All eyes on you, show your credibility.

Posted: at 20-01-2015 06:39 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Just try and make it right dis time,cos we have endured too much hardship in dis God blessed country

Posted: at 20-01-2015 07:33 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Nice talk ........... Well said .....

Posted: at 20-01-2015 09:06 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

story for the gods,

Posted: at 20-01-2015 11:59 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Our leader should do what they are support to do for the people's, why the election we not be rigged because we are all running for our own's pocket not Government pocket, our leader should think's wisely let on-growing enjoy remaining Nigeria.

Posted: at 22-01-2015 05:41 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie

we are waiting for this election to see how is going to been

Posted: at 6-02-2015 12:15 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

Jega is a good and upright man.

Posted: at 1-02-2016 07:48 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie