INEC and Military Chiefs Promise Elections will not be Further Postponed
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Committee, Attahiru Jega held a meeting on Saturday, with members of the monitoring committee of the Abuja Peace Accord, the Chief of Defence Staff, AVM Alex Badeh and the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba.
According to other attendants of the meeting, the committee was able to gain assurances from INEC and the service chiefs that the elections will not be shifted further from March 28 and April 11 as the military has addressed most of the security challenges especially in the northeast.
They also stated that the Jega confirmed that the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) has attained 80 per cent collect which he said has met the constitutional requirement. According to the INEC, most people who had not collected their cards may fall into the category of dead, displaced or relocated persons.
The committee which is chaired by Abdulsalam Abubakar includes the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onayeikan; the Anglican Primate, Nicholas Okoh and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah.
