Why we can’t proceed with election – Jega

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has concluded a briefing meeting with 25 civil society groups in Abuja Saturday informing them that all security agencies in the country have indicated to him, in writing, that they are not available to support the elections planned for February 14

Mr. Jega who had an earlier meeting with political parties is rounding up another meeting with his 36 resident commissioners now on what will amount to an INEC position on whether to postpone or go ahead with the elections.

Insiders at the meeting said “its pretty much a done deal at this point that the lections will be postponed” and many of the attendees told PREMIUM TIMES they were shell-shocked and depressed at what they characterize as “a clear case of political blackmail of the state against civil society.”

Jibrin Ibrahim, a leading African election expert and senior fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, in Abuja, who was at the meeting, said Mr. Jega told the meeting that security operatives from all the agencies told INEC that they were commencing a six weeks special operations against Boko Haram insurgents in the north eastern corridors of the country and would rather not be distracted by the elections.
Mr. Jega announced that the security forces also said the operations are due to commence on February 14, the date INEC had planned for the presidential and other federal elections.

This decision, by the security forces, successfully renders INEC’s hitherto insistence to go ahead with the elections a risky venture.
To even collect ballot papers from their storage in the Central bank for the elections will still require security escort, which apparently is now unavailable in the light of the move by the security forces.

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/176422-cant-proceed-election-jega.html

hmm!!
well, six weeks is jst by the corner, it wil soon come then we shall see them(those behind the scene) more clearly.

one day, jst one day the deception games shall come to an end

wat a pity...

This is the government holding the people hostage... omg if correction rest in the hand that commit the wrong who shall we complain

Good for democracy

Abeg ooo,we need the military for these elections oooo

JONATHAN THERE IS GOD O O O OOOOOOOOOH

Jonathan is only postponing the evil day

That's the dream coming true whether they like it or not.

Lets relax and plan our thing


Power of incumbency so APC should Sorry and know that it is the power that is still working.


If there are some hmmm that want to commit sucide they should go on, no restriction on sucidal mission in Nigeria constitution

GEJ till 2023.

goodluck to nigeria,badluck nigeria,first phd holder president. the man should be shot

Let them do this election jor!b

Let them do this election jor!

jega wedone we are read for feb14 lord shal be wit u inshalahu

Boko haram will be furious with this news.

why commence operation February 14th? when we've been sing feb. 14th election date since last year.... All dis was planned nd GEJ shuld weldone he try.

Next news please . . . . .

Since it's still within the time frame allowed by the constitution it's Ok.
Why APC is afraid is postponement:
1. They have based their campaign on empty slogans like FeBuhari, #ihavedecided, change etc
2. Buhari will soon be disqualified by the court over his certificate scam or he might even faint again
3. They have been using Bokoharam as their strong point but Bokoharam is currently being smoked out.
4. More and More ills of their Presidential candidate is being discovered by the day.
5. APC is riddled with lies and as we all know no matter how far lies travel the truth will catch up with it. GEJ is truth.

My heart bleeds for this country. The most annoying part of this all is that some section of the country who can not think objectively will still continue to support GEJ due to regional sentimentality.

This man is gradually pushing us to another civil war.

Jega at last u don collect that bribe,pls who is to be trust in dis falling nation now

jega u must regret for this action


sai buhari

These coward soldiers has gut to say that they are planning six weeks special operations against Boko Haram insurgents, this a nonsense
why can't u plan ur six weeks operation since

no time for what u did in ekiti
last year election hoo

sai buhari

These coward soldiers has gut to say that they are planning six weeks special operations against Boko Haram insurgents, this a nonsense
why can't they plan there six weeks operation since

no time for what u did in ekiti
last year election hoo

sai buhari

That's what you get when you put a shoeless man in power ...
He would never want to lose the power because he has never tasted it before..

If you Like postpone for Months, Nigerians are ready for change..

Coolhamid

arsetalks:
My heart bleeds for this country. The most annoying part of this all is that some section of the country who can not think objectively will still continue to support GEJ due to regional sentimentality.

This man is gradually pushing us to another civil warm.

^^The 'cut the baby in half' section

F*cked Up Country!!!

Forcing INEC to postpone the election is such a terrible thing for Mr Jonathan/PDP to do.

It damages his Presidency and ruins his legacy. Like people remember June 12, people will remember a President who, facing imminent defeat, forced the postponement of an election.

It is for people to decide who they want as their President. Saying you will never hand over power to a particular candidate, and in the process use every form of underhand action possible to deny millions of people their aspiration to choose a particular man as their leader is too bad.

Any victory by this President following postponement will be nothing but a pyrrhic victory. A false victory. A manipulated victory. A shallow, meaningless victory.

jmaine:
Next news please . . . . .

Captain Sagir Koli speaking live -- http://new.livestream.com/accounts/3504140/events/3791544

Accolades showered on this upstanding patriot

I swear i hate this country.
Im going away for good. If they like let them postpone is for the next 1 yr.

I have dual citizenship dammit

this is just wrong. It is a coup against the citizens of this country. Why didnt the security forces conduct the exercise since last year. What if after 6weeks they request 8weeks. This black mail by security forces paid by tax payers is so sad. This is recipe for anarchy. Those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.

arsetalks:
My heart bleeds for this country. The most annoying part of this all is that some section of the country who can not think objectively will still continue to support GEJ due to regional sentimentality.

This man is gradually pushing us to another civil warm.

My guy shut up, you can't kill a termite...
No be only war...
Nansense

macklef:
I swear i hate this country.
Im going away for good. If they like let them postpone is for the next 1 yr.

I have dual citizenship dammit

Bye Bye... We won't miss you

quixotic:
this is just wrong. It is a coup against the citizens of this country. Why didnt the security forces conduct the exercise since last year. What if after 6weeks they request 8weeks. This black mail by security forces paid by tax payers is so sad. This is recipe for anarchy. Those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable.

Point of correction guy, our Gallant Security Agencies are paid with proceeds from Oyel