Tag: Prof Attahiru Jega
Tinubu taps ex-INEC boss Jega to head Committee on Livestock Reforms
“From here, I will appeal to everyone to remove every iota of partisan politics from this. I will assume the…
Jega’s advice on corruption
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has advised Nigeria to be more determined in…
Nigeria’s electoral process is flawed – Jega
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega said that improving the integrity of elections is…
Prof. Jega urges National Assembly to adopt electronic voting
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday advised the 9th Assembly to adopt electronic voting…
Nigeria’s democracy: Jega calls for review of extant laws
Prof. Attahiru Jega, former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for a review of extant laws to further…
Jega charges Buhari to tackle bribery by NASS
The former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to…
Jega blames Nigerian leaders for eroded national core values
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has blamed Nigerian leaders for the erosion…
Nigeria’s democracy not delivering dividends – Jega
Former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said Nigeria’s democracy was not delivering dividends to…
Don’t leave Nigeria in the hands of a few, Jega tells citizens
Gbenro Adesina jega Former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega has advocated a radical transformation that will…
As Kogi goes to the polls
The electorate in Kogi State, northcentral Nigeria, will go to the polls on Saturday, 21 November, to elect a new…
Council of State commends Jega
The Council of State on Wednesday commended former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, for his…
Lalong appoints Jega as Pro-Chancellor
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appointed Prof. Attahiru Jega as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Plateau University, Bokkos.…
NSE to honour Jega, 21 others
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) will on Thursday honour Prof. Attahiru Jega the immediate past Chairman of the Independent…
Loud ovation as Jega exits INEC, Wali steps in as acting chairman
Professor Attahiru Jega bowed out on Tuesday amidst encomiums and commendations the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Six…
Why I appointed VCs as returning officers – Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that university vice-chancellors were appointed returning officers during the last…
Well conducted elections will produce good people, says Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that well conducted election will result in the…
2015 Elections: INEC achievements proved doomsday predictions wrong – Jega
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that some predictions, especially in…
Nigerians should be involved in Jega’s successor – Stakeholders
Some election stakeholders on Thursday called on Nigerians, especially civil society organisations (CSOs), to be interested in who succeeds Prof.…
Council polls will hold in Rivers, RSIEC insists
The Rivers Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday that it would go ahead with election in 22 of the 23…
How Jega’s Aides Foiled Plot To Kidnap Him
As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message…
Jega should remain INEC chairman – Senator-elect
Alhaji Suleiman Nazif, the Senator-elect for Bauchi Northern Senatorial District, has appealed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral…
INEC Sacks 2 Officials Over Electoral Fraud
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sacked two Electoral Officers attached to Oredo and Orhiomwon Local Government…
Kerry commends Jonathan, Buhari, Jega over successful polls
By Simon Ateba United State Secretary of State, John Kerry, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan, President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari and the…
Stakeholders Hail Buhari’s Victory
Taiwo Adelu & Sunday Akintoye Stakeholders in Nigerian sports have continued to react to the emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari…
Ex-Minister, Orubebe In Show Of Shame
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, agent and former Niger Delta Minister, Godsday Orubebe, acted like a tout at the venue of…
PDP Tactics Alarm Opposition Leaders
The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed alarm about the various moves by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
The Potential Danger Of Funding OPC And MASSOB
By Joe Igbokwe Monday 16, March 2015 was just another beautiful day for me as I hit the popular Ikorodu…
Kudos To Attahiru Jega
By Odunayo Joseph Going by the preparations already put in place by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the…
US urges Jega, INEC to use Card Reader
The United States has urged Prof. Attahiru Jega and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to use the Permanent Voter…
OPC’s Show Of Shame In Lagos
The Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, has proven many right that it is out to do the hatchet job for the…