Sunday, January 11, 2015
house
of Representatives Committee
on Electoral Matters had to yesterday
postpone it planned meet with the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC)
and stakeholders
due to the ill health of INEC Chief.
INEC chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega
has according to sources fallen ill.
The committee led by Jerry Manwe
had extended an invitation to INEC
to hear and discuss the activities
lined up for the 2015 general
elections and stage of preparation
for the tolls.
Mr Oscar Okoro read: “The
chairman (Manwe) has just directed
me to convey the inability of the
INEC chairman to come for the
meeting tomorrow (Friday) as a
result of ill-health.
“Accordingly, the meeting of
tomorrow (yesterday) will not hold.
A new date will be communicated
please. All inconveniences are
regretted,” a statement by the
acting clerk of the National
Assembly.
The committee had noted that the
purpose of the meet was to check
the current burning issues on 2015
general elections and to proffer
necessary solutions.
The National and National
Assembly elections are to be held
February 14 while gubernatorial
and House of Assembly polls are
scheduled for February 28.
The committee are attempting to
check INEC’s level of preparedness
for the next month’s election,
funding, security issues, franchise
of internally displaced persons and
sundry issues arising from
concerns by Nigerian
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