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Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by Musty4(m): 9:52am On Feb 08, 2015 |
Sixty civil society groups organized in support of credible and transparent elections in Nigeria called in Abuja, Saturday, for the resignation of military chiefs and security heads including the Police “on account of their inability to exercise their constitutional responsibility to secure lives and property at all times including during the elections.” The group, otherwise named the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room), came short of characterizing the actions of the military and security chiefs as a coup against democracy in a strong statement signed by Agianpe Ashang, Senior Programme OfficerPolicy and Legal Advocacy Centre, PLAC, shortly after meeting with the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega in his Abuja office, Saturday. Nigerians should be vigilant and be ready to protect this hard won democracy, said the group after Mr. Jega told them that he had received a letter from the security services advising that he postpones the general elections. He said they based their reasoning on the grounds that they were engaged in a renewed battle against insurgency in the North- East that would require their full concentration. The reasoning of the military and security leaders is bound to come as shock to many Nigerians who appear to be very enthusiastic about the elections. According to a political survey recently conducted by the NOI polls, analysis by geo-political zones revealed that the North-West (89% ) and South-East (87% ) regions accounted for the largest proportions of Nigerians who expressed optimism for voting in the 2015 general elections when compared to other regions, although a majority of residents in all the geo-political zones expressed optimism in voting in the 2015 general elections, with a minimum 76% (North Central). Also, respondents aged 46-60 and 18-21 years showed more optimism for voting in the 2015 elections than other age-groups. In the letter, Mr. Jega said, the military was demanding a rescheduling of elections by at least six weeks in the first instance. He was was accompanied by 12 of his National Commissioners. Members of the Situation room told Mr. Jega and his team that the action of the security chiefs “amounted to blackmail and arm- twist the Election Management Body away from its constitutional guaranteed function of conducting elections. Situation Room also condemns this advisory by security agents that they cannot guarantee the security of citizens, election officials and materials during the election. The Situation Room is made up of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working in support of credible and transparent elections in Nigeria and includes such groups as Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), CLEEN Foundation, Action Aid Nigeria, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Enough is Enough Nigeria, Wangonet, Partners for Electoral Reform and Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA). Others are Development Dynamics, Human Rights Monitor, Election Monitor, Reclaim Naija, Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, CITAD, CISLAC and several other CSOs numbering more than Sixty. Source: www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/176428-defy-military-conduct-elections-group-tells-inec.html |
Re: Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by Kennywills7(m): 9:56am On Feb 08, 2015 |
Since inec won't conduct d elections, let dat group come and conduct it Rubbish |
Re: Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by Beesluv: 9:59am On Feb 08, 2015 |
GBAM |
Re: Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by baybeeboi: 10:02am On Feb 08, 2015 |
wonder where all this groups comes from. Where have they been before the elections? Hungry fûckin individuals parroting Nigeria with Missions impossible. Since they do not want the Elections postponed why not shout that Jega be sacked? GEJ till.................... |
Re: Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by MayorofLagos(m): 10:03am On Feb 08, 2015 |
No....INEC must act responsibly! The polls will be staffed by its personnell,, transportation and movement of materials across the country, so they will need security escorts and safety. The security of intra and inter-state functions is the responsibility of police, not Army. Police is not fighting Boko, Army is. So what concerns Army with safety and security for election and why would its engagement with boko be a distraction to security of INEC staffs? This is what needs to be explained. |
Re: Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by shortgun(m): 10:03am On Feb 08, 2015 |
I think is high Government start to regulate all this civil societies and NGOs nonsense. |
Re: Defy The Military And Conduct Elections, Group Tells INEC by makazona(m): 10:44am On Feb 08, 2015 |
shortgun: abi |
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