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The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has described Nigerian politicians as “too difficult to handle,” as they cut corners, offering bribes and threats to officials of the commission because they see elections as investments and would do anything to protect their investments.

Jega made this comment at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), yesterday, at a lecture organized by the Political Science Department of the school.

“Good elections are not the business of the election managers alone. Politicians want to win by hook or by crook; they induce and entice INEC officials and if they fail, they threaten them because it is an investment that they want to win at all costs.

“INEC is not a magician, we can make mistakes. The problems with elections are enormous and most politicians don’t play by the rules, but the fact remains that we are democratising and it would take time to clear the Aegean stable and every stakeholder has to throw in his/her best,” Jega said.

Speaking further, the INEC chairman, however, noted that the commission had improved on the mistakes of the past to ensure a free, fair and credible election this year. That was partly why INEC removed four million people from the voters register because of multiple registration. The authentic voters register is now error proof and would be difficult for anyone, individual or group to manipulate, he added.

“Foreign names like those of Queen Elizabeth, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali among others which used to find their ways into the nation’s voters registers had now been blocked, as the Permanent Voters’ Card, PVC, had security features that would ensure the arrest of whoever cloned the card through its card reader on presentation,” Jega said.

Meanwhile, the INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Benue State, Prof. Istifanus Dafwang, yesterday, said that 7,000 PVC readers had been been received by his office in preparation for the general elections.

Source: http://www.informationng.com/2015/01/why-elections-are-rigged-in-nigeria-jega.html

Two warnings;
1. Jega should not give us any excuse dis time around. Did u say dis before u were put in that position? You've bin part of this commission since the days of Maurice Iwu. So what are u saying?

2. PDP shouldn't try rubbish this time. Unless they hav made up their mind to divide this country tru war. Tho I won't be surprised, cos one of the goons hav Jona has said they would rather hand over to the Military, than to opposition.
WE NOR GO GREE!
SAI CHANGE.

Hope they are all hearing??...Nothing like rigging this time around.
...The poster above me, so you think it's only the ruling party that rigs?... you thought wrong.

SeverusSnape:
Hope they are all hearing??...Nothing like rigging this time around.
...The poster above me, so you think it's only the ruling party that rigs?... you thought wrong.

They hav the upper hand. You don't know what it means to be an incumbent. Its one of the great instruments of rigging.

Dannyset:
Two warnings;
1. Jega should not give us any excuse dis time around. Did u say dis before u were put in that position? You've bin part of this commission since the days of Maurice Iwu. So what are u saying?

2. PDP shouldn't try rubbish this time. Unless they hav made up their mind to divide this country tru war. Tho I won't be surprised, cos one of the goons hav Jona has said they would rather hand over to the Military, than to opposition.
WE NOR GO GREE!
SAI CHANGE.

You said war? it is easy to sit in front of you system and type thrash, just the sound of knockout go make you shit for cloth.

hopilo:
You said war? it is easy to sit in front of you system and type thrash, just the sound of knockout go make you shit for cloth.

We are still saying the same thing. I never said we are going for war(we includes me). I just picked one or two things from what happened in 2011, permutate it, and that's what I sensed could happen. I for once will never pray or agitate for war.

Dannyset:
They hav the upper hand. You don't know what it means to be an incumbent. Its one of the great instruments of rigging.

Of course!, you're right. I'm only saying that the other parties could rig too.

I hope this election will not be rigged.
Jonathan can win this without any rigging.
Vote Jonathan.

clevvermind:
I hope this election will not be rigged.
Jonathan can win this without any rigging.
Vote Jonathan.

u are the only reasonable taniod i see since inception. U are 4 real and believe in rule of law. Gej shouldnt act desperate the way he is doing now, he must nt rig. He should convice the country. If nigeria say no it want even a market man, drunkard etc as their head, let it be, thats is democracy

amakaobiemeka:
u are the only reasonable taniod i see since inception. U are 4 real and believe in rule of law. Gej shouldnt act desperate the way he is doing now, he must nt rig. He should convice the country. If nigeria say no it want even a market man, drunkard etc as their head, let it be, thats is democracy

nobody will rig the election. The best candidate is going to win it.

Operation rig and roast.
GMB TILL ETERNITY