Tag Archives: 2015 Elections

Elections will hold as scheduled – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday assured Nigerians and the international community that the country’s general elections, fixed for March 28 and April 11, would hold as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Mr. Jonathan also said the Federal Government was working hard to improve the capacity of the armed forces to fight insecurity. The […]

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I can’t guarantee elections will hold March 28 – Jega

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, has told Nigerian federal lawmakers he could not guarantee the 2015 general elections will hold on rescheduled dates in March and April. At a meeting with Senators Wednesday, Mr. Jega said he could not commit himself to the “sanctity” of March 28 and April […]

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2015 Elections: INEC to engage Air Force, Navy

The Independent National Electoral Commission said it would engage the services of Nigerian Air Force, Navy and other security agencies for adequate security during general elections in 2015. Mr Austin Okojie, the commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in Taraba, disclosed this while addressing Batch B corps members at NYSC Orientation Camp in Jalingo on Sunday. Okojie explained […]

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Are we going to have elections in the middle of war?

Maybe the President and the entire Government do not know that we are in the middle of a serious war. Boko haram insurgents are killing innocent Nigerians on daily basis. They kill, we condemn, they kill again, we condemn. Is this the way it is going to be?. Our girls are still missing and up […]

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APGA holds rally, adopts Jonathan for 2015

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) yesterday held its rally, where it adopted President Goodluck Jonathan for 2015 election. Speaking during the event at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, the APGA national chairman, Chief Victor Umeh, announced the adoption, saying that APGA had previously adopted Jonathan in the 2011 presidential election and had since remained […]

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2015: We won’t allow hooded security operatives, says Jega

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Wednesday that the commission would not allow security operatives to be masked during the 2015 general elections. Jega said this in Abuja during an interactive session with both local and international civil society organisations involved in monitoring elections in the country. He […]

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Don’t expect perfect elections in 2015 – Jega (INEC Chairman)

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said  perfect elections  are  not possible in 2015. It, however, assured  that certain measures were being put in place  to achieve success. The  Chairman of the commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, stated this   when  the new United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, visited him in Abuja on Monday. […]

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