Tag: Professor Attahiru Jega
President Tinubu appoints ex-INEC chairman Jega special adviser
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Attahiru Jega as Special Adviser and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform.
Buhari, governors visionless, abandon governance: Jega
No country can develop without good governance, without good people driving good governance, Jega said
Electoral Act: Jega warns NASS against attempt to override Buhari
Jega urged the National Assembly to do the needful rather than contemplating overriding the President by removing the contentious provisions.
Attahiru Jega: Nigeria plagued by leaders greedy for power, money
Attahiru Jega, professor of political science at Bayero University said Nigeria's development has been truncated because it has the misfortune…
Jega Goes “Jaga-jaga”
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu blames former INEC chairman Professor Attahiru Jega, for Nigeria’s woes
18 Flaws of Nigeria’s Elections Yesterday, Today: Attahiru Jega
Professor Attahiru Jega, former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission and now Professor of Political Science Bayero University in Kano…
Jega to Nigerians: Vote bad leaders out
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged Nigerians to vote out bad leaders,…
Exclusive: Why Buhari rejected Wali as acting INEC chairman
P.M.NEWS can confirm authoritatively today that President Muhammadu Buhari did not endorse Mr.Mohammed Wali as acting chairman of the Independent…
Jega Refuses To Cancel Rivers Results
Moyo Fabiyi Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, refused to cancel the Presidential election results from…
Stay & defend your votes: APC tells voters to defy IGP’s illegal order
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told Nigerian voters to ignore the unlawful order by the Inspector-General of Police urging…
Lagos OPC Mayhem: APC To Drag Jonathan To ICC
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has announced that it will send a petition against President…
I’ll Not Resign, Says Jega
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega on Monday declared that he has a job to…
No Role For Soldiers In Polls —Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has declared that soldiers have no role to play in elections. Falana in…
Outrage As Jega Worsens Election Uncertainties
Jamiu Yisa Outrage has continued to trail the statement by Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru…
Report: Jonathan to ease out INEC boss, Jega
President Goodluck Jonathan’s next joker is to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, with…
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A Military Diktat and the Pitiable INEC chief
By Bayo Onanuga Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission cut a pathetic, pitiable figure Saturday night…
Nigeria: INEC announces new election time-table
Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission today announced new dates for Nigeria’s general elections. The Presidential…
Elections: Council Of State In Crucial Talks
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A crucial meeting of Nigeria National Council of State presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan was going on…
Army top brass, NSA mount pressure on Jega to postpone the election
Ahead of the Council of State meeting on Thursday, top military officers and the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki…
Plot To Shift Elections Thickens
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The plot to get the Independent National Electoral Commission shift the presidential election slated for Saturday, 14 February…
INEC receives additional 4.1m PVCs
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Friday said the commission had taken delivery of additional 4.1…
Jega and our right to vote
By Femi Gbajabiamila Human Suffrage (the right to vote) is so fundamental and inalienable that it has found its way…
Jega says politicians commit poll fraud, urges change of heart
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Muhammad Jega on Monday has blamed politicians for…
Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections
Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…
Jega pledges better polls in Ekiti, Osun states
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday (INEC) said the hitches that marred the November 2013 Anambra State gubernatorial election…
2015 Elections And INEC Proposed N93b Budget
On Monday, Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disclosed that Nigeria will need N92.9 billion to conduct…
INEC And Anambra Supplementary Election
By Michael Jegede Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, at the end of a meeting…
Lai Mohammed: Jega’s credibility gone with Anambra poll
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta As controversy continues to dog the 16 November governorship election in the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra,…
INEC to redraw constituencies
Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday in Abuja said there was a wide…
Fear grips INEC staff over reorganisation
The fear of retirement and transfer has gripped staff of Nigeria’s Indpendent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as they await the…