Conference of Nigerian Political
Parties (CNPP) is outraged with the
rumours gaining currency of the
intendment of the presidency to
remove Professor Attahiru Jega; and
consequently heartily cautions
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
GCFR, to Beware of Ides of March.
A careful perusal of the statement
made by the Minister of Culture and
Tourism and the Supervising
Minister of Information , Chief Edem
Duke to the effect that, 'Jega wants
to try a new system of accreditation
without briefing the President over
the issue. No freedom is absolute.
Section 125 of the constitution
forbids electronic voting. Although
the Card Reader cannot be used for
voting, it is for checking votes',
signals danger.
We are heartily cautioning Mr
President to Beware of Ides of
March, not only because the month
of March is the new date for the
presidential election, but because a
similar goading of the then
President, General Ibrahim Badamosi
Babaginda (rtd) to mangle and
manipulate presidential election
happened in 1993 and the
unintended consequences
uncountable. Beware Ides of March
Mr President.
Granted that General Babaginda
survived the annulment of the June
12 presidential elections, it tainted
irretrievably his regime and cost our
dear countrymen blood, sweat and
tears, this is avoidable as it
definitely will be more disastrous,
and may lead to bloodshed.
Unfortunately like in 1993, Jonathan
Must Stay Campaigners typical of
the defunct Association of Better
Nigeria led by self serving Senator
Arthur Nzeribe are mutating and
intensifying their campaigns for the
elongation of Jonathan's regime for
less than altruistic motives.
If history is to be revisited, we
recall that in 2010 during the hey
days of late President Umaru Musa
Yaradua's incapacity, the CNPP in
coalition with other patriots, civil
society organizations and the clergy
led by Pastor Tunde Bakare formed
the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and
on the Abuja Streets and other major
cities of the country canvassed for
confirmation of the then Vice
President Jonathan as Acting
President and eventually full
President.
In gratitude President Jonathan
promised SNG delegation to
implement fully the core ingredients
of the Justice Mohammed Uwais
Electoral Reform Committee
recommendations, among which is
public recruitment of chairman,
National and Resident Electoral
Commissioners of the Independent
National Elections (INEC) and
burden of proof to rest with INEC.
On assumption of office via doctrine
of necessity and on the eve of the
2011 general elections, Mr President
reneged on the promise of public
recruitment of the chairman and
officials of the INEC and appointed
Professor Jega as chairman. Jega
returned him as president, with tons
of praises by Chief Edwin Clark and
co, same clan who are today calling
for Jega's head. The rest they say is
history.
For the avoidance of doubt, Jega as
chairman of INEC is neither a civil
servant nor has been indicted and
therefore conditionalities applicable
to civil servants is not applicable to
his appointment as chairman of
INEC.
The chairman of INEC's removal is
explicitly stated in Section 157 of
the 1999 Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria thus,'a person
holding any of the offices to which
this section applies may only be
removed from that office by the
president acting on an address
supported by two-third majority of
the Senate praying that he be so
removed for inability to discharge
the functions of the office....'
In sum, the Ides of March is a
notorious date in Roman Calender
as the date Julius Ceaser was
assassinated in 44 BC.
Mr President therefore should
Beware of Ides of March, go ahead
and allow Jega to conclude the
elections, unless he wants to fan
the embers of some Doomsayers that
had predicted the disintegration of
Nigeria.
Mr Osita Okechukwu
National Publicity Secretary
CNPP

I am not certain abt the intendment of the present leadership to reprobate the INEC chairman but however I noticed catalogues of abysmals in their political culture
Evry Action n intended action from these ppl recentlyhave proven to be a sheer attempt to pull soil cottons over the eyes of Nigerians.
The corruption that has crippled this country is Huge.it has made even d good,bad n it is infecting more good folks

We need to clean the dirts corruption has left on this country n Until we decide now,We wud still remain lost!

I am not certain abt the intendment of the present leadership to reprobate the INEC chairman but however I noticed catalogues of abysmals in their political culture
Evry Action n intended action from these ppl recentlyhave proven to be a sheer attempt to pull soil cottons over the eyes of Nigerians.
The corruption that has crippled this country is Huge.it has made even d good,bad n it is infecting even more good folks

We need to clean the dirts corruption has left on this country n Until we decide now,We wud still remain lost!

I am not certain abt the intendment of the present leadership to reprobate the INEC chairman but however I noticed catalogues of abysmals in their political culture
Evry Action n intended action from these ppl recentlyhave proven to be a sheer attempt to pull soil cottons over the eyes of Nigerians.
The corruption that has crippled this country is Huge.it has made even d good,bad n it is infecting even more good folks

We need to clean the dirts corruption has left on this country n Until we decide now,We cud still remain lost!