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bigiyaro:
so u betrayed GEJ! Traitor. U deserve worefa comes to u.

fkpboss:
He deserves it...but I don't just fancy his ironed-face successor(Buhari's daughter )

The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, has been nominated winner of this year’s edition of the Charles T. Mannat Democracy award.

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems, IFES, based in the United States, administrators of the award, will present the award to Mr. Jega and other awardees at an elaborate ceremony in Washington D.C. on September 29.

Every year, IFES, a leading pro-democracy organisation that advocates improved electoral systems around the world, recognizes accomplishments of individuals in advancing freedom and democracy.

The organisation does this by bestowing awards on these outstanding individuals in honour of past chairs of its Board of Directors: Charles T. Manatt and Patricia Hutar, and Senior Adviser, Joe C. Baxter.

Mr. Jega would be honoured under the Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award category.
Three individuals are honoured each year in that category: one U.S. Democrat, one Republican and a member of the international community who demonstrate unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights.

Mr. Jega is the international figure chosen for the award this year, and he is being honoured for leading INEC to conduct one of the most credible elections in Nigeria’s history, even in the face of intimidation and sabotage by some of his own staff and officials of the past administration.
Democratic Leader, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Congressman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) are to be honoured alongside Mr. Jega.

They will receive the awards at a special ceremony, co-chaired by IFES Board Director and Baker & Hostetler LLP Partner, Ambassador Tom McDonald and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Partner June L. DeHart on September 29, in Washington D.C.

“Chairman Jega’s leadership was instrumental to Nigeria’s successful general elections in 2015,” said IFES President and CEO, Bill Sweeney.
“He deserves full credit for his efforts to increase the credibility and transparency of the electoral process under extreme logistical challenges, such as terrorist threats from Boko Haram, where failure could prove the catalyst for predicted election violence.”.

Mr. Jega’s expert management of the 2015 general elections positioned him as a credible election administrator, IFES said.
“The complex Nigerian electoral environment consisted of 69 million eligible voters, 155,000 polling booths and 700,000 temporary staff deployed across the country. These recent elections resulted in the country’s first democratic transfer of power.”

“I am deeply honoured to accept the 2015 Democracy Award from IFES,” Mr. Jega said in response to his nomination for the award.
“INEC’s long-standing partnership with IFES in preparation for the 2015 general elections resulted in a credible process accepted by Nigerian citizens and the international community. These elections have put Nigeria on the right path toward democratic stability.”

Mr. Jega, who left office as INEC Chairman on June 30, has returned to his lecturing job at the Bayero University Kano, where he was also a Vice Chancellor before he was appointed INEC boss in June 2010 by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Until his appointment as vice chancellor, he lectured in the department of political science.

He once served as national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities [ASUU].
Mr. Jega remains the only chairman of the electoral body to organise two national elections – 2011 and 2015 elections.
Sometime in March, Mr. Jega indicated he would not accept tenure renewal.
“I am grateful to God,” he said at the time. “I was asked to come and contribute my own quota to the national development and I have done my bit to the best of my ability.”

SenseiX:
This is a defining moment for Buhari's presidency, he is creating very powerful enemies too early, IBB and Aliyu Gusau are fuming

StOla:
So a good leader must be scared of the sacred cow and worship the sacred cow, right?
Allegations seem farfetched?
Do you know what the government and DSS knows? It seems you prefer a Nigeria were anything goes.

dioman:
Asking and answering questions on the page of newspapers and social media ain't taking us forward. If Osho baba has concrete evidence against NOI, he should tidy up his panel report and submit to PMB who knows what to do.

The last administration was corrupt and we all know that, if Osho baba was a saint he should have echo this to us then or when NOI was busy telling publishing how much govs receives from the FG, the govs should have fought back in the interest of Nigerians by tell her to also published what the FG derives at the end of every month.

formerlyMbulela:
Arguing or debating with Oshiomole is like debating with NL's Coogar.
you have lost even before the debate began.
There staying power is legendary.
NOI should just give up, Adams is not a man to be messed with in arguments and debates.
He is not your average Nigerian politician.
It is like arguing with El-Rufai.

chuna1985:
oshoumole - Ur trying to take away the public Eye from the fact that you have embezzled state funds and cannot pay workers salary.

seunmsg:
Someone should please tell this Metuh to shut the fvck up. He keeps running his mouth and spewing gibberish everywhere. He has never said anything reasonable since PDP lost the election. He should go for the crash course that Lai Muhammed offered him so that he can understand how to engage the ruling party in a meaningful and issue based debate.

MuguliciousMUGU:
OH! The son of the vice president he should try to advice his father to stop taking too much pics, for God sake, he is a vice president and not a celebrity.

BTW, the son is a prophessional photographer. How can a photographer advice someone to take fewer pictures? Na so you get bizness sense

We are still waiting for the change ooo, because right now, the population of mosquitoes is increasing at an alarming rate more than the population of nigeria, by 2016, they would discover that the population of mosquitoes in nigeria is getting to 1 billion.

shalomm:
Advanced Pupil, the one that you blamed GEJ

shalomm:
I bet you can't manage a class room. well, Some people Analyze Politics using the traditional method so i won't blame you.

Whynotthetruth:
bolded shows you're still in secondary school...go back and sleep and prepare for school tomorrow... smh...

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
The article clearly stated that the invitation was made through Senate official correspondence represented by the Clerk.
You can only learn from me as it regards institutionalized protocol.
APC should stop insulting our collective intelligence and by experimenting with this regime.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
Had it been Tambuwal who summoned the permanent secretary who functions as Finance Minister, APC will call for his sack if he declines and constitute the nuisance they represent.
I remember Okonji Iweala and NASS. [...] What a shame

AshiwajuFoward:
He should just brace himself for more of this sort of embarrassments. Even Allison Madueke sef defy senate invite severally.

Gboliwe:
Like Fani Kayode, like Joe Igbokwe! Birds of same feather.
Atulu muru ebulu gba aka nwa quite unfortunate for these two above 40 fools.

Baawaa:
That means you don't watch the video

Baawaa:
The Returning officer made it worse