The plot to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, is gathering momentum, The PUNCH investigations have revealed.

Jega’s tenure ends on June 30 but his traducers, especially some Peoples Democratic Party members, are already compiling what they described as his ‘sins’ to ensure that he proceeds on terminal leave before the March 28 and April 11 elections.

Findings on Monday revealed that the “sins,” include alleged transfer of some INEC officials considered close to them out of their departments where their input might not be useful in the conduct of the elections.

It was also gathered that the PDP members, who are close to the Presidency, feel that Jega is becoming unapproachable on issues.

A source in the Presidency, who did not want his name in print, said that the reason the INEC boss gave for the postponement of the elections had negatively affected the credibility of the Presidency and the PDP.

He said, “The way Jega spoke at the press briefing where he announced the postponement of the polls, was meant to implicate the PDP and the Presidency.

“This was why everybody, including foreign governments, have been blaming the leadership of the country for the postponement of the elections.

“The summary of Jega’s presentation was that INEC was ready but that the security agencies, whose headships are appointees of the President, frustrated the commission’s desire to hold the elections on February 14 and 28.”

He added that some national leaders of the PDP would meet with President Goodluck Jonathan and members of his electioneering team this week to review the presidential campaign.

The meeting, according to him, will also “discuss the wisdom in sending Jega on terminal leave any moment from now because of his perceived sins.”

He added, “Close friends of the President in the party and the stakeholders will meet to review the campaigns and I can tell you that the issue about Jega matter would certainly be discussed.

“We have received several reports on this matter and I can assure you that it would be looked into and a decision taken.”

Further investigations however showed that before the postponement of the elections, the military had directed its commands nationwide to prepare operational methodology for the exercise.

A reliable military officer told The PUNCH in Abuja that they were surprised to hear Jega blame the poll postponement on the unpreparedness of the military.

He said, “We were astonished to hear that we were not prepared and all that. How many officers do we have in the North-East? How many of our men were deployed for the last governorship election in Osun State? So there are things we have not been told about the elections.”

However, some political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of Progressive Political Parties, have vowed to frustrate any attempt to stop Jega from conducting the elections.

They warned at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, that Jega’s removal would affect the credibility of the elections.

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Movement, Bashir Ibrahim, who spoke for the group, said that though the INEC chairman played into the hands of the PDP by rescheduling the election dates, “we are going to resist the move to remove him from office.

“The role of the election management board led by Jega in shifting the dates of the election may not be the best, but any move to remove him will be resisted,” Bashir added.

The leader of COP said that if the INEC chairman was removed, it would show that the shift was engineered by the ruling PDP for ulterior motives.

Also on Monday, a coalition of 18 civil society organisations called for the immediate resignation of the service chiefs “for arm-twisting INEC’’ and for abdication of national responsibility.


The CSOs which passed a vote of confidence in Jega, explained that they were calling for the resignation of the service chiefs because their action was “a clear indication of the abyss to which the military had descended to.”

The Chairman of the Transitional Monitoring Group, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, spoke on behalf of the CSOs at a news conference in Abuja.

He said, “The most worrisome reality is that the Nigerian military, which is supposed to be nationalistic and patriotic in outlook, has allowed itself to be led by those they serve for expressly narrow interests.

“To say the least, the military has failed the Nigerian people. It is a betrayal of trust for the military in connivance with the National Security Adviser to have allowed itself to be used to suspend Nigeria’s electoral process.

“The grand conspiracy to arm-twist INEC to shift the 2015 general elections to satisfy narrow political considerations is a clear indication of the abyss to which the military has descended.

“The claim that they will not be able to protect INEC personnel and materials for the polls that were to hold on 14 and 28 February 2015, is a national disgrace and embarrassment.”

Zikirullahi stated that the excuse by the military that it needed “to concentrate on the fight against Boko Haram, is untenable.”

He wondered the kind of magic the Chief of Defence Staff and the NSA wanted to perform to deal with Boko Haram in six weeks that it could not do in six years.

Zikirullahi added that the CDS had in the past fed Nigerians with lies pertaining to the ongoing fight against insurgency and therefore called on all security chiefs and the NSA to bury their heads in shame and resign.

“The Civil Society Coalition hereby calls for their immediate resignation, for abdicating a national responsibility, and attempting to drown the voices of the Nigerian people. The current military high command, if they still have any iota of honour and good conscience, should immediately vacate their positions,” he insisted.

Zikirullahi advised Jega to resist any attempt to push him out of office.

“This coalition respects and understands INEC’s position that it was ready to go ahead with the elections, until the military decided to abdicate its constitutional duty,” he stressed.

http://www.punchng.com/news/parties-kick-as-plot-to-sack-jega-thickens/

Democracy is under threat just because of the ambition of one man, GEJ.

Jonathan is officially at war against our young democracy. His desperation is about to destroy this young democracy but he won't succeed. The earlier he knows the implication of his actions, the better for the country. Just yesterday soldiers went to beat up some worker at a printing press in Lagos for daring to print books that talk about his atrocities of the last five years.

"Jonathan is like a mad man with lighter at the petrol station."

Prof Jega's "sins" are his determination to conduct credible elections!?

GEJ will require all the evil spirits he can muster to survive this heinous rape on the conscience of millions of sensible Nigerians.

Time shall tell.....

sincerenigerian:
Jonathan is officially at war against our young democracy. His desperation is about to destroy this young democracy but he won't succeed. The earlier he knows the implication of his actions, the better for the country. Just yesterday soldiers went to beat up some worker at a printing press in Lagos for daring to print books that talk about his atrocities of the last five years.

"Jonathan is like a mad man with lighter at the petrol station."

Sharaap jare,when he was playing by the rules you called him clueless naa? Una never see anything yet

chukwudi44:


Sharaap jare,when he was playing by the rules you called him clueless naa? Una never see anything yet

Shut up bastard. I am glad you admit he is breaking the law. Breaking the law doesn't mean he is still not clueless. If he wasn't clueless he wouldn't be breaking the law in the first place because his lawlessness is about to cause bloodshed in the country. He is going to be the next Lawrence Gbagbo or Charles Taylor. The evidence are there that he is the one killing people in the North worshipping in their churches just because he is looking for bloody reaction and to pain his opponent as killers. This is the same blackmail he used against IBB and opponents in Bayelsa. It would be a miracle for Jonathan not to die in ICC prison.

chukwudi44:

Sharaap jare,when he was playing by the rules you called him clueless naa? Una never see anything yet

You are completely and utterly shameless and I worry for the kind of morals you would instill in your children. The level of sycophancy I have seen around this election and Jonathan are absolutely shocking and horrendous. So you are actually aggregating strength to the ability of one to use the state to fight his opposition? Is that strength in your eyes or cowardice? What is even more worrying is the feverish support you give to it, do you think Jonathan knows your name or gives a damn about you? Keep on mortgaging your future for a chance of what you see in your head as some confused sense of "victory" that would mean no light and more corruption. Disgusting

SkyBlue1:


You are completely and utterly shameless and I worry for the kind of morals you would instill in your children. The level of sycophancy I have seen around this election and Jonathan are absolutely shoking and horrendous. So you are actually aggregating strength to the ability of one to use the state to fight his opposition? Is that strength in your eyes or cowardice? What is even more worrying is the feverish support you give to it, do you think Jonathan knows your name or gives a damn about you? Keep on mortgaging your future for a chance of what you see in your head as some confused sense of "victory" that would mean no light and more corruption. Disgusting

God bless you. You've said it all. Don't mind that anarchist with brain of a goat. He thinks impeding unrest is a bridge to achieve his Biafra dream. This is sole reason most of these kids are supporting Jonathan usurping the laws of the land. That is how some of these nuisance think.

He must be sacked! He is way too steeped in the goals of the parrty of the talibans that any shred of sincerity left in his image is long gone. He calibrated this whole process to favour his kinsman and by so doing has brought INEC to disrepute. Every discerning mind now questions the independence of INEC , no thanks to jegas desperate antics. Jega must be kicked out. INEC deserves an independent umpire and must get that. Most political parties want him to go anyway. He is not there just for APC so go he must.

chukwudi44:


Sharaap jare,when he was playing by the rules you called him clueless naa? Una never see anything yet

I can see that you are ready to descend so low for a man that doesn't even know your name. Your children will curse you for bringing curses to your family because of jonathan.

ƗƚƗƚmmm...


GEJ should hav known that the Govt has never fought the will of the people and lasted


If he is really too dumb to think that he will force Jega out n riig victory in this election and all will be well, then, he is a bigger fool than I took him fo

That can't stand wt the reality of today, I just pity him wallahi

owobokiri:
He must be sacked! He is way too steeped in the goals of the parrty of the talibans that any shred of sincerity left in his image is long gone. He calibrated this whole process to favour his kinsman and by so doing has brought INEC into disrepute. Every discerning mind now questions the independence of INEC , no thanks to jegas desperate antics. Jega must be kicked out. INEC deserves an independent umpire and must get that. Most political parties want him to go anyway. He is not there just for APC so go he must.

You are still expressing yourself as if your brain has been replaced with brain of a goat. Have you asked yourself for a second the umpire of 2011 presidential election? Was the same umpire Jega or someone else? The difference in what is going on now is the referendum on Jonathan records of the last five years. Jega has nothing to do with predicament that is about to befall Jonathan. It is not the popularity of Buhari either. Anyone would have beaten Jonathan right now. People just want someone else other than Jonathan. Jonathan was given four international polls conducted by international polling firms and four of them had Buhari up between 20%-36% ahead of Jonathan. Diezani Madueke was crying when she saw the polls and asked Jonathan to quickly do something because she doesn't want to be disgraced in the public.

I was right to say your head has no brain in it other than brain of a goat. You see? I was right after all.

sincerenigerian:



God bless you. You've said it all. Don't mind that anarchist with brain of a goat. He thinks impeding unrest is a bridge to achieve his Biafra dream. This is sole reason most of these kids are supporting Jonathan usurping the laws of the land. That is how some of these nuisance think.

the kids were never around when the kids of the civil war walked around with kwashiorkor bellies eating lizards and humans. They think war is just like a regular commando movie where people die for a while and are woken up after the camera stops rolling. Even if you are lucky to be alive during war, you'll sometimes wish you were dead.

Segeggs:
I can see that you are ready to descend so low for a man that doesn't even know your name. Your children will curse you for bringing curses to your family because of jonathan.

Shatap jare.

lacasa:
ƗƚƗƚmmm...


GEJ should hav known that the Govt has never fought the will of the people and lasted


If he is really too dumb to think that he will force Jega out n riig victory in this election and all will be well, then, he is a bigger fool than I took him fo

That can't stand wt the reality of today, I just pity him wallahi

All Jonathan desperation and hasty decisions are only short term relief for him and his followers at large. They won't work in the long run.

I repeat; Jega must be sacked! His position has always been reserved for those who can prove that they are impartial. Jega is NOT. He has proven beyound reasonable doubts that he is willing to kowtow to the dictates of the APC, that party of ex criminals, active forgers and pugnacious irritants. He asked for this sack and it should be delivered to him on a platter. What's more? All the threats of bringing down Nigeria if he is sacked are all what they are; balderdash. We know them; the much they can do is to burn loads of used tires and dirts on some lonely Lagos streets and that is it. Diehard kleptomaniacs cant die for change. It is just a mantra to hoodwink an unsuspecting electorate. One funny looking Amaechi threatend to die if 'his' stadium was used, it was used and nothing happened. They thretened to burn down Nigeria if the elections wre postponed, electiones have been postponed and what have they done? Jonathan should get rid of this corrupt charlatan called Jega now and not a week to the elections! Everybody is tired of his jaga -. jaga preparations

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owobokiri:
I repeat; Jega must be sacked! His position has always been reserved for those who can prove that they are impartial. Jega is NOT. He has proven beyound reasonable doubts that he is willing to kowtow to the dictates of the APC, that party of ex criminals, active forgers and pugnacious irritants. He asked for this sack and it should be delivered to him on a platter. What's more? All the threats of bringing down Nigeria if he is sacked are all what they are; balderdash. We know them; the much they can do is to burn loads of used tires and dirts on some lonely Lagos streets and that is it. Diehard kleptomaniacs cant die for change. It is just a mantra to hoodwink an unsuspecting electorate. One funny looking Amaechi threatend to die if 'his' stadium was used, it was used and nothing happened. They thretened to burn down Nigeria if the elections wre postponed, electiones have been postponed and what have they done? Jonathan should get rid of this corrupt charlatan called Jega now and not a week to the elections! Everybody is tired of his jaga -. jaga preparations

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Rubbish from you again. Let me remind you Jega conducted election in 2011 that brought Jonathan as president. Jonathan impending loss has nothing to do with Jega. It is all about referendum on Jonathan records of the last five years. People want his ineptness and corruption to go. If he tries something stupid, he should be ready to die like Samuel Doe.

They made him shift the general elections, now they want him to embark on terminal leave soonest, and some people still hasn't seen the desperation to cling unto power at all cost in this present government. I doubt if these set of fellows in the presidency have the interest of Nigerians at heart. I wonder how they don't feel guilty standing before Nigerians to solicit for their votes. Shame & woe unto these presidency & its demonic party.

chukwudi44:


Sharaap jare,when he was playing by the rules you called him clueless naa? Una never see anything yet

This kind of comment is what make mi calling some pple goat.Goat!read what u posted n see how senseless u r.

owobokiri:
He must be sacked! He is way too steeped in the goals of the parrty of the talibans that any shred of sincerity left in his image is long gone. He calibrated this whole process to favour his kinsman and by so doing has brought INEC to disrepute. Every discerning mind now questions the independence of INEC , no thanks to jegas desperate antics. Jega must be kicked out. INEC deserves an independent umpire and must get that. Most political parties want him to go anyway. He is not there just for APC so go he must.

what a shame.

sincerenigerian:
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Rubbish from you again. Let me remind you Jega conducted election in 2011 that brought Jonathan as president. Jonathan impending loss has nothing to do with Jega. It is all about referendum on Jonathan records of the last five years. People want his ineptness and corruption to go. If he tries something stupid, he should be ready to die like Samuel Doe.

That jonathan convincinly brutalised your fulani tin god in the last prssidential elections conducted by one despicable jega is not enough reason for us to drop our gaurd and allow this mole to truncate our dear democracy. As at today, buhari and jega represent in very serious terms the greatest dangers not just to Nigerias democracy, but to nigerias existence as a multi national state. This odious reputation they have earned through forgery, deceit, wanton tribalism and sectionalim running amock. They need to be stopped before they scheme all of us off the cliff. For us to move forward, this inept duo MUST be discarded, together with their anti Nigeria hidden agenda

Jegas last presidential elections were also fraught with many avoidable organisational loopholes although the country just wanted to get things over with and move on after the yarduas mess. The man is grossly incompetent and is highly overated. Take away the 'prof' before his name and you have a character that can't deliver intellectually better than my carpenter. Jega is a joke, honestly! Do we need ask Jega for his certificates too? Prof of political science going into a hotly contested presidential elections WITHOUT trained polling staffs?? In a highly dysfunctional state with charged centrifugal forces waiting to latch on the aftermath of a rigged election to wreck havoc!? I am emberassed! And you should be too!!. Did he also swear an affidavit for his PHD??

So many phoolish people here. Their lives don spoil finish because of stipends. Jega will survive!

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Gej body language n actions just want naija to be on d brink of another war (he must be put to shame). Do u tink his military arms tompolo and co acquiring weapons is just a coincidence.

Jega should be allowed to conduct the poll.
sacking him now will add more fuel the the inferno.

chukwudi44:


Sharaap jare,when he was playing by the rules you called him clueless naa? Una never see anything yet

See them in all their 'glory'. The "chop sand syndrome" children of indoctrination shamelessly backing a man who represents monumental ineptitude, deaths, poverty, hideous corruption, scams and abysmal misrule of millions because of a wicked, personalised , malevolent and vendetta-driven urge to 'get even' with others.

Never mind GEJ is a terribly corrupt,callous and incompetent leader who is on course to destroy Nigeria. The more GEJ misrules Nigeria the more some back him because they are enemies-within forever indoctrinated to hate their own nation and wish the worst for her. Nigeria is the unluckiest nation on earth in my opinion because her greatest enemies and saboteurs are internal and consisting of repellent elements like this Chuckwudi44 chap. To think "Una never see anything yet" backing for GEJ comes from a young and educated person as well who should be getting on with his life and hoping to gain what others take for granted throughout the world like constant power supply,adequate healthcare, decent infrastructure, good policing, etc, etc . Tragic. Really tragic.

Segeggs:
the kids were never around when the kids of the civil war walked around with kwashiorkor bellies eating lizards and humans. They think war is just like a regular commando movie where people die for a while and are woken up after the camera stops rolling. Even if you are lucky to be alive during war, you'll sometimes wish you were dead.

Ode this is not 1967 this time around you will be the rebels and the war will be fought on your domains

Mamajohn must we run a man down because we dont like his face?

1- do you know what is called CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION PROCEDURE? Nobody is trying to sack Jega but he must go to 3months terminal leave as required by civil service procedure.

2- is INEC really ready to conduct elections on February 14 & 28? The answer is NO. If INEC is ready what happened to over 25% of Nigerians voters who are yet to get their PVC? Was INEC going to conduct a fresh election in 3North Eastern states on a later date or are their votes not needed? Remember Jega told us in 2011 that he was ready but inbetween election he had to shift state elections.

3- If all is well in North East, why did EU observers say they wont be going their to observe votings. Dont you know that what happens over there could be the game changer.

4- why was Jega in a hurry to conduct this election in February? This will be our 5th elections since return of democracy in 1999, tell me how many of the elections took place in February.
Incase yo dont know Jega knew that he will be going on terminal leave on or before March 28 that was why he wanted to hurridly conduct this election before taken off.
Thank u...





Anyway I am getting ready to MarchonBuhari‘s head come March 28...

They want to bring the proverb that says he who pays the piper dictates the tune. Them don forget say the money wey them pay na all of us money.

Sack him ko bagco him ni

disloman:
This kind of comment is what make mi calling some pple goat.Goat!read whay u posted n see how senseless u r.

Olodo you people started the dirty game first by denying people of PVCS , well GEJ is now ready to play dirty so let the game begin

Ok