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North rejects INEC’s additional polling units, tackles
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 BY GODWIN ISENYO, KADUNA
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The North on Monday in Kaduna State rejected the
allocation of additional polling units by the Independent
National Electoral Commission, noting that the exercise
was skewed to favour the Southern part of the country.
This was the outcome of an emergency meeting between
the umbrella body of the north, Arewa Consultative Forum,
and all non-governmental organisations in the region on
Sunday at the ACF’s Secretariat in Kaduna.
In a communique signed by the ACF’s Secretary-General,
Col. John Ubah, retd, and the Secretary-General of the
Code Group, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the northern
groups were, however, silent on whether the INEC
Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, should resign over the
creation of additional polling units as demanded by the
South-South leaders, led by former Vice President Alex
Ekwueme and others.
They were also disturbed by the insecurity in the North
occasioned by the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents
that had over the years crippled socio-economic activities
in some parts of the region.
ACF and the groups blamed the President Goodluck
Jonathan-led administration for doing nothing to arrest
the situation.
Consequently, the North under the aegis of the Arewa
Consultative Forum said it had resolved to summon its
past leaders like former Head of State, Gen Yakubu
Gowon; a former President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari; and
former Heads of State -Maj Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.), Gen Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalam
Abubakar.
It said it planned to let them realise that they had not done
enough to influence the government on the security and
economic well-being of the people of the North.
In addition, the coalition said it resolved to “request the
President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
Representatives and all legislators from the North to note
that northerners expect them to exercise greater
commitment towards ensuring that President Goodluck
Jonathan’s government is made more accountable to
northerners and the citizens of Nigeria in the manner it
handles national security and the management of
resources of the nation.”
It said it would “remind northern governors that citizens
are disappointed with their seeming neglect of the security
and welfare of the people of the North. In the next few
weeks, activities of joint committees will approach
governors and involve them in mobilising citizens towards
supporting all measures to improve security in the North,
and will inform northerners of responses of all our elected
leaders.”

www.punchng.com/news/north-rejects-inecs-additional-polling-units-tackles-govs/

don't mind those people with chicken brain is only foolish people like them that, will accept that 8 is greater than 22 . jega must go.

the North got 30 thousand while d whole of south got only 8 thousand extra polling unit.
the polling unit in d fct r more dan dose in d whole of south east yet ACF are not satisfied ...one wonder how they arrived at their mathematics. Arabic mathematics I suppose.

bloody n stuppid parasites..disgusting buncha'leeching tapeworms....arewa republic beckons on u dogs in other ppl's mangers.

Gej is a man from d south south,if he wins d 2015 presidential election,he shuld try to giv more power to d regions,he should mak sue things lik resource control,state police are both possible

Association of community fools (ACF), shey una thnks xa evrybody na adamu?.

Association of community fools (ACF), shey una thnks xa evrybody na Adamu?.

hmmm...

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omololu2020: Gej is a man from d south south,if he wins d 2015 presidential election,he shuld try to giv more power to d regions,he should mak sue things lik resource control,state police are both possible

Dream on.

I just hate the title of the article

Attention seekers!

ACF talking too much in a bid to remain relevant, instead showing how ............they are.

They need to be gagged.