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.

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

These people are really testing the patience of the masses



Their personal security details are on duty to protect them but there is no security to conduct an election whose ancestor brought them to power


These people are actually testing the gods. ... What happened in Egypt a short while ago will be child's play when compared with what might happen if the shoeless and clueless fisherman continues playing on the collective intelligence of so many voters who can't wait to vote out a thieving, lying and clueless Commander-in-Thief

Nice one Jega

Yeaaaah!
The plan is working.......Now Amaechi you can hit the road for your protest!

*puts a call through to the security formations across the country to be on high alert*

Jail any arrested protester without trial

Let us see how long there won't be security agencies available for election.

Febuhari 14 or no election

The postponement should have come earlier to show it's not for ulterior motives.

Ok

xtianh:
Febuhari 14 or no election

And you are?

I really dont understand what the complaints are about

in 6 weeks, the same election will still hold,

nobody even remembers that ordinary 9ja has put their lives on hold

because of these elections,

rather pple are focusing on what APC stands to lose by not having elections on the 14 FEb.

lets think about the suffering pple in northeast 9ja. BH must be completely routed, the Oracle has spoken

I can't believe this!!!!



am sooooo happy

i comment my reserve.

Shifting this poll is tantamount to PDP losing more votes. The desperation in them is even visible to the blind.

buygala:
These people are really testing the patience of the masses



Their personal security details are on duty to protect them but there is no security to conduct an election whose ancestor brought them to power


These people are actually testing the gods. ... What happened in Egypt a short while ago will be child's play when compared with what might happen if the shoeless and clueless fisherman continues playing on the collective intelligence of so many voters who can't wait to vote out a thieving, lying and clueless Commander-in-Thief

Childish rants....if the elections are postponed heaven will not fall.

buygala:
These people are really testing the patience of the masses

These people are actually testing the gods. ...

What happened in Egypt a short while ago will be child's play when compared with what might happen if the shoeless and clueless fisherman continues playing on the collective intelligence of so many voters who can't wait to vote out a thieving, lying and clueless Commander-in-Thief

if what happened in Egypt repeats itself, only the youths will die, believe me, no politician will be hurt.

meanwhile dont forget that some of those youths in Egypts were yesterday given different jail

terms for their roles in those disturbances. what goes around comes around

Amaechi and APC do your worst o.