Chairman of the Independent National Electoral COMMISSION (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has exonerated President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan from the various rumours making the rounds that the president had put pressure on him to act in his favour during the elections

Jega who is leaving office June this year made this known yesterday in the morning programme of Hausa service of Voice of America,VOA, while being interviewed on whether or not he was ever lobbied by the president to act in his favour.

He emphasized that ‘all the allegations that Jonathan had put so much pressure on me was not true’, adding that such attempt to compromise him had never taken place anywhere.

Instead, the INEC boss clarified that since he became the chairman of the COMMISSION, all the money he requested from the president were given to him completely.

Recall that there were pre-election accusations of plot by Jega to rig the elections.Whlie series of groups and some opposition parties raised allegations of plots by the outgoing President, Goodluck Jonathan to compromise the INEC boss, the ruling party, PDP, also accused him of planning to rig the elections in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

However, the INEC had dismissed the allegations that were widely published in some national dailies, not Peoples Daily.

A front page advertorial by a group described by Jega as faceless in some National Newspapers alleged a plot by the Chairman of the COMMISSION to rig the 2015 general elections. The group cited the constitution of a presidential election result collation committee by the INEC Chairman as the basis for its allegation that a plot to rig the election has been hatched.

Although INEC, described the allegations as total falsehood and baseless, there were growing concerns surrounding them.

The COMMISSION affirmed that the allegation to manipulate or rig the election is completely false and baseless.

INEC said that the Chairman of the COMMISSION as the Chief Electoral Commissioner of Nigeria and the Returning Officer of the presidential election, has statutory and legal powers to constitute administrative committee(s) to facilitate the performance of his duties. The constitution of an in-house committee to assist in the collation process after the presidential election is purely an administrative arrangement to assist the Chairman.

Members of the committee are officials of the Commission. They work as professionals and non-partisan technocrats and have sworn to the oath of neutrality in the execution of their official duties. They are drawn from the Operations, ICT and Legal departments of the Commission as well as the Office of the Chairman. This arrangement is not new and was the same as during the 2011 general elections.

However, the INEC boss has finally laid the matter to rest days after he announced the results of the presidential election, affirming that there were no attempt to compromise him on the elections.
source:: http://247newzupdate..com/2015/04/jega-what-president-jonathan-asks-me-to.html?m=1

The pressure of the last govt was just too much... GEJ chose to free himself of all the pressure both domestic & international. Kudos GEJ.

Even if he(GEJA) was compromised manipulating the result would have been difficult if not impossible...the electorates were wiser than the era of Maurice Iwu

Godwin

Super story

Thank you Jega

Thanks for the clarification. You have done well! Wish you a happy retirement ahead.

okay

Jega has set a standard. I pity his replacement. The standard is high now and the awareness keeps increasing. The new boss must do better than Jega's card reader.

Thank you for your part in history of this nation." All dat starts well ends well" in pastor Adeboye's voice.

Thank you JEGA for coming out to set the record straight. You your days be long on earth.


Farewell president Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan. To evreythin there is time Thank you for availing yourself. Thank you for showing us the step. Thank you for changing the course. Thank you for carrying the cross. You bear the pain. You accepted the blame. You were faulted in all. You were mocked. You were insulted. You were hated You were dishonored. You were disregarded. You were riddiculled. You were reduced to nothing. Yet you absorbed all. What kind of man? Nigerians were horrified running,waiting for the fate of the nation in 2015 election. Africa was on the watch perhaps to create a refugee camp. The world was waiting perhaps to send peacekeapers. Then you made that call,one call that changed the whole scene. Those that supported you looked like dreamers. Those that were against you pondered a long time in their heart. What kind of man? I never thought it could happen, I never thought. You dignified Nigerians before Africa and the world. You changed the story of the nation. You sacrificed all,all,your dignity, your immunity,your honor,your respect,your title,your power,just to save this nation from drowning,and you saved her. TODAY,as you bow out,we pray the peace you left behind will follow Nigeria,I can see your footprint on African political soil,Wherever Nelson Mandela is mention,GEJ will be mentioned,I promise to tell my children and anyone who cares to know,about you,In this last minute I say to you sir 'farewell' farewell, farewell. I salute you..

Am I the only one who likes this man?

BRB

VERY STALE NEWS.

WHERE UNA DEY SINCE?

That man was indeed a nice man. Hummmmm!

Man of integrity... Indeed next inec boss must do more than card reader. GEJ was no hero though, just a human being who accepted defeat with maturity.

A drunk is comparing GEJ with Mandela.. What an insult?

OK OK OK

Who remember this statement: "I wrote it under special condition"

K

JEGA

Jonathan Ebele Goodluck Again!

Story for the gods.

GEJ my HERO...

Fayose my Role Model...


*in temitemi1's voice*

GEJ is a hero! Take it or leave it
Fayose is a role model, take it or leave it

bestestgirl:
GEJ is a hero! Take it or leave it
Fayose is a role model, take it or leave it

Real vindication for Jonathan

Those who say Jonathan is not a hero are mischievous. Now the horse's mouth has spoken.

JEGA d great

How can we forget so quickly?

Jegamycin, recommended for the cure of Orubebetitis.

You did well Prof

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