INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday disclosed that high courts sitting across the States and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have so far nullified a total of 81 elections including Senatorial, House of Representatives and two governorship polls that would proceed to the Supreme Court.
INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made these disclosures yesterday in Abuja during his first meeting with states’ Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).

Yakubu said the meeting with the electoral umpires was to enable the Commission to discuss “ number of issues including the assessment of the elections conducted so far, the continuous voters registration, distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) yet to be distributed before the 2015 general elections, by-elections, and the one very dear to the commission, the welfare of our staff.”

Yakubu added, “as at last week, the High court sitting nationwide have annulled a total of 81 elections comprising senatorial, House of Representatives and two governorship elections that will proceed to the Supreme Court.”

“In 2007, after the general elections in that year, a total of 20 elections were nullified; in 2011, 34 elections were nullified, making a total of 54 elections for a period between 2007 and 2011. But for the 2015 elections so far, 81 elections have been nullified, which is more than the two previous elections put together,” he stated.

The INEC boss said further that “a number of elections was upturned at the court of appeal and ordered that a certificate of returns to be issued to rightful winners which the Commission had complied with.”

“As at the end of last week, there were 15 of such cases, which we have duly complied. So if you add the upturned elections and nullified elections so far, the number is 96. So we need to put our heads together to respond immediately the decisions of the court to conduct these elections.

“We have a maximum of 90 days to conduct the elections. This means that we have latest, the middle of March to conduct the elections. So the first quarter of this year is going to be for the commission, like a mini-general elections.

“So this meeting is to review the situation and take wide range decisions, so that free, fair and credible elections could be conducted with deployment of technology,” he said.

Source : guardiannews.com


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Why then was Jega celebrated?

Are they saying Jega was incompetent?

“In 2007, after the general elections in that year, a total of 20
elections were nullified; in 2011, 34 elections were nullified,
making a total of 54 elections for a period between 2007 and
2011. But for the 2015 elections so far, 81 elections have been
nullified, which is more than the two previous elections put
together,” he stated.


Jega ...it seems you no do too well after all.... 81 nullification and 15 upturns....Just too many!

This is crystal clear. Jega was a failure.

Jega was a scam.

Jega sef

....

All na wash

Hmmmm! Jega was incompetent indirectly........

OK. Am following....

Rogues

What!!? 81? That's a lot. Hmm! Let the drama begin.

Hmmm

JEGA JEGA JEGA JEGA

So who were those saying JEGA was credible?

Ok

Its nt special

Is this a sign of improvement or a sign of things getting worst? Only time will tell.

After using Jega,they wanna make him a villain.
Thought APC and Nigerians once hailed him now they wanna nail him.
Typical story of been used and dumped.
They are out to tarnish his so called integrity!

Most of the nullification were in SS/SE where they refused to use card reader and PVC.

Hahahaah....laughing in espanol!!!!

And the election was credible ?

Jega tarnished the otherwise credible elections he conducted When he allowed to stand the Rivers state elections.That election down to the man that announced it,was a total scam.Delta and Akwa ibom too were somehow shady

Surpassing 2007 nd 2011 elections put together nd someone is saying something ain't wrong somewhere..

Nwanne INEC should be abolished..

Jaga did d right thing for bringin Pvcs because Wiked wike and Pdp fools who tot of rigging wit multiple voting plans failed

End time lassa politics

All d underage that voted in d north meant 1 thing.. Jega was a cheat

This shows that Buhari did not win. all the results from the north were fake. the killed kano REC to cover it up

JEGA

And this new INEC chairman will be super failure because all the election will be inconclusive under him

This has made INEC less credible

Ok

It is well my country Nigeria