Jega says that elections in Rivers State were credible, free and fair despite false propaganda.

*explains all procedures followed by INEC to ensure sanctity of the polls in Rivers State

Frm. National-Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega said that allegations that the elections in Rivers state was not manipulated and flawed has been exaggerated. He said the elections in the state was credible and the commission did the right by announcing Wike the winner.

“We created a three man team to investigate the allegations of electoral malpractice, it was not true that elections didn’t take place in majority of the state, it was not true that results sheets was manipulated”. There was no evidence of malpractice or photocopied result sheets,and no substantive evidence to establish alterations”.

The fmr. INEC chairman made this disclosure in Washington, DC during a conversation with US policy makers, think-tanks and members of the international community. The event tagged, “Nigeria’s 2015 Elections: What Have We Learned? was hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS and anchored by Jenniffer Cooke, Director, African Program at the institute.

“Rivers has become quite a big issue,and we did our best to be able to have enough evidence to make an informed decision before results were returned. ” We received reports of fake results sheets, use of photocopied result sheet, substitution of trend of INEC personnel and allegation of no election taking place in some polling units”. “It came before we announced the results, so we immediately constituted a three man team made up of national commissioners to go to Rivers state and investigate the allegations”.

” It was not true that elections did not take place in majority part of the state, infact the evidence was that in the overwhelming majority election took place in most areas”.

” It wasn’t true that there was fake result sheets, there was no photocopied results sheets, there was no substantive evidence to support the wild allegations.

“From our investigations we were satisfied that there was no substantive evidence to cancel the elections as agitated by some people, we also have people on ground and observers like TMG, and others who also gave us honest report about what happened”.

” there was no massive irregularities as reported in Rivers state, on our own part we have done our thorough investigation”.

“We have scanned 95 percent of the results sheets from all the polling units and we will put them on our site once we get to 100 percent”.

” I am not saying their is no irregularities, but not to the magnitude that has been reported”.

He advised statesmen to be statesmen and urged Nigerians to move on and forget about the incident.

Source:
http://scannewsnigeria.com/featured-post/jega-says-that-elections-in-rivers-state-were-credible-free-and-fair-despite-false-propaganda/

always put source... come on man!

Buhari is fighting corruption? Hahahaha ok!

If you believe that buhari is fighting corruption click on like if , if not click on share

sunny12345679:
If you believe that buhari is fighting corruption click on like if , if not click on share

Buhari and APC are d real definition of Corruption.

GEJ is really a saint compared 2 dis Bubu.


I SMH 4 dis Lugard's unwanted marriage.

christinie:
Buhari is fighting corruption? Hahahaha ok!

No it's d oda way around ......corruption is fighting Buhari.



Corruption ko kworuption nii !

speedyGonzales:
always put source... come on man!

Remove ur glasses and change to binoculars, the one under nko.

huthority01:

http://scannewsnigeria.com/featured-post/jega-says-that-elections-in-rivers-state-were-credible-free-and-fair-despite-false-propaganda/

thanks... that is bad, really bad for Nigeria although it is and old post Jega that said APC won the general election also said PDP won the rivers election. I believe Jega's Account the election in Rivers State was won by PDP.

Friends, beware of people that carry brooms and shout "change" but their houses are dirty. That's the height of hypocrisy!

fistonati:


Remove ur glasses and change to binoculars, the one under nko.

I was first here and the was nothing there before... quit tryna be a smart a**, don't you know that it is possible to modify your post?

Read why jega refuse to cancel rivers election....


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/jega-refuses-to-cancel-rivers-election/

Hahaha! You are right!!

Utchgirl:



No it's d oda way around ......corruption is fighting Buhari.



Corruption ko kworuption nii !

The news no get real source na lie

Front page oooO... Nigerians need to read this.

What is the point of having technology if we don't use it? All that electronic fingerprinting that was done, was it for nothing? Go to the ballots and scan the finger prints again, it's not difficult all this talk of pasting result sheets mean nothing. How can you have low turn out and be getting the results that were announced in Rivers State? Just silly. No need to argue this thing, APC was asking for the casted ballots to be examined from day one, why was the state INEC soooooo against this?

This so called upturn in election results is a disgrace to Prof.Jega's integrity. If buhari wants to proof his integrity he shouldn't allow d apc cronies to bring his name to disrepute.

fistonati:
This so called upturn in election results is a disgrace to Prof.Jega's integrity. If buhari wants to proof his integrity he shouldn't allow d apc cronies to bring his name to disrepute.

Should not be about sparing or polishing anybody's integrity, should be about the truth.

Hmmmm

adekolaelect:
The news no get real source na lie

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/jega-refuses-to-cancel-rivers-election/

is a quite a trusted source... IF JEGA SAID GEJ LOST NATIONAL ELECTION AND TURN AROUND AND SAID THAT PDP WON IN PORT HARCOURT THEN I TRUST JEGA, HE WASN'T UNDER DSS SUPERVISION AT THAT TIME BUT THE TRIBUNAL WAS DEFINITELY INTERFERED WITH...

One thing.is certain, Buhari is not a Democrat.
APC is a scam and a disaster to our Democracy.


Influencing election tribunal is worst than.corruption.............slayer of.APC.