Contrary to reports that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru, would be going on leave, he has denied that such is not happening.

Chief Press Secretary to Jega, Mr. Kayode Idowu, said his boss is not embarking on any terminal leave but busy preparing for the elections. He said the postponement of the election was enable the commission better prepare for the election.

In another interview, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, said Jega could not be asked to go on a terminal leave because he was not a civil servant.

He said, “I do not consider the Chairman of INEC as a civil servant subject to civil service rules the same way I, as a member of the House of Representatives, is not a civil servant. There is a difference between a civil servant and a public servant or officer. Jega falls under the latter.”

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